Umbrella Coup

Name: Umbrella Coup
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1980-10-08
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Pierre Richard, Valérie Mairesse, Christine Murillo, Gérard Jugnot, Gordon Mitchell

1980·Movie·95 min·★ 6.9(192)

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Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had an appointment. Deluded Lecomte signs contract with them. He is supposed to kill gun dealer Otto Krampe at his birthday party in Saint-Tropez by piercing him with a cap of the umbrella with a built-in syringe with potassium cyanide. Lecomte is not aware that it has to be a real murder.

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About Umbrella Coup

Umbrella Coup is a 1980 French-language comedy and crime film directed by Gérard Oury. The cast is led by Pierre Richard, Valérie Mairesse, Christine Murillo. It has a runtime of 1h 35m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 200 ratings.

Umbrella Coup was produced by Gaumont and Gaumont International and made in France. It was released on October 8, 1980.

Director: Gérard Oury
Writers: Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury
Release date: October 8, 1980
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Production: Gaumont, Gaumont International

Umbrella Coup cast & crew

Umbrella Coup was directed by Gérard Oury and written by Danièle Thompson and Gérard Oury.

The cast features Pierre Richard as Grégoire Lecomte, acteur à mi-temps, dragueur à plein temps, Valérie Mairesse as Sylvette, alias Bunny, inspecteur à la D.S.T., Christine Murillo as Josyane Leblanc, contractuelle parisienne, régulière de Grégoire, Gérard Jugnot as Frédo, agent artistique de Grégoire, Gordon Mitchell as Moskovitz, le tueur à gages, and Roger Carel as Salvatore Bozzoni, couturier et fournisseur de poison.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Vladimir Cosma and cinematography is by Henri Decaë.

Is Umbrella Coup worth watching?

Umbrella Coup holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 192 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 35m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and crime, Umbrella Coup is worth a place on your watchlist.

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