5 reviews
Comedy
1h 25m
1974
Mario, the head of the Mafia in France, has just been mortally wounded. His "companion" decides to find him a successor, before the New York "organization" appoints one. She instructs...

Mario, the head of the Mafia in France, has just been mortally wounded. His "companion" decides to find him a successor, before the New York "organization" appoints one. She instructs her two bodyguards to take on anyone who likes money, doesn't have any and, above all, doesn't want to work too hard - in short, "the average Frenchman"... They discover Léon Bonnet, a representative of "magic crosses". They send him gifts: champagne, weapons (a mistake...), a ring for his fiancée, and a meal worthy of the finest gourmets. In return, they take him to Mario's dying bedside, and have him sign over the estate. It's then that Leon, with his angelic good looks, restores order within the Mafia, surprising all his adversaries with his manners, and outwitting the police...
- DirectorClaude Vital
- Release1 June 1974
- GenreComedy
- Duration1h 25m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate5 reviews
- Productions
Les Films de Montfort, Les Films de la Boétie
Cast

Jacques Dutronc
Léon Bonnet

Mireille Darc
Mélissa

André Pousse
Charles Laurent

Francis Blanche
Victor Hutin, Sophie's father

Maurice Biraud
Leroy

Daniel Ceccaldi
Duguet

Henri Guybet
Frédéric

Axelle Abbadie
Sophie Hutin

Paul Préboist
Léon’s boss

Jean Luisi
Lino

Robert Dalban
Commissioner

Pierre Zimmer
Pascal Costi

Gabriel Jabbour
Aram Kampessian

Jacques Préboist
Delivery man

Renée Saint-Cyr
Yvette Hutin, Sophie's mother

Dominique Zardi
Maître Ribot, notary

George Birt

Marie-Pierre Casey

Henri Coutet

Hélène Dieudonné
Concierge

Jacqueline Doyen

Bernard Musson
Admiral

Émile Riandreys

Jean Sylvère

Michel Constantin
Mario (uncredited)

Georges Guéret
Fake cop (uncredited)

Jacques Marbeuf
Costi's henchman (uncredited)
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