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Also known as L'Animal, Stuntwoman

1977 film directed by Claude Zidi

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Animal is a 1977 French comedy and action film directed by Claude Zidi. The screenplay was written by Michel Audiard, Dominique Fabre, and Zidi, with Christian Fechner serving as producer. The cast includes Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin, and Dany Saval. Vladimir Cosma composed the music, and Claude Renoir handled cinematography.

The film was filmed in Paris and released in France on October 5, 1977, with subsequent releases on October 27, 1977, December 15, 1977, and in 1978. It has a runtime of 100 minutes according to some sources and 91 minutes according to others. The story involves keywords such as supermarket, gorilla, spaghetti, and stuntman. It was produced by Cerito Films and Les Films Christian Fechner.

The film holds a rating of 6.5 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.102 on TMDb. It is available on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. The original language of the film is French.

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Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.

Released: 1977-10-05100 minDir: Claude ZidiComedy

Cast

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo as Mike Gaucher / Bruno Ferrari
  • Raquel Welch as Jane Gardner
  • Dany Saval as Doris
  • Charles Gérard as Hyacinthe
  • Raymond Gérôme as Le comte de Saint-Prix
  • Julien Guiomar as Fechner

Themes

  • supermarket
  • gorilla
  • spaghetti
  • stuntman
  • animals

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

3,620 votes

Year
1977
Runtime
91 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
French
Director
Claude Zidi
Screenwriter
Claude Zidi
Cast member
Marie Pillet
Cinematographer
Claude Renoir
Filming location
Paris
Duration
100
FilmAffinity ID
982195
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publication date
1984-09-22
title
L'Animal
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