Storyline
Marec, a truck driver is sent by his boss to track down through the Morroccan desert a reckless youngster who stole a brand-new truck and its payload. Riddled with bad luck, Marec will face the dangers of the desert, as well as a fishy partner, and a reluctant, misogynist tow-truck helper until the climactic fight.
Released
17 April 1964
Runtime
2h 2min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
French
Production
Trianon Films, Gaumont International, Ultra Film
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Rocco
Lino Ventura
Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc'
Bernard Blier
Mitch-Mitch
Andréa Parisy
Pepa
Gert Fröbe
Castigliano, aka 'La betterave'
Reginald Kernan
John Steiner aka Peter Frocht
Pierre Mirat
Halibi, aka 'Le sourdingue'
Doudou Babet
Khenouche, waiter at Halibi
Jackie Blanchot
Guest at Halibi
Anne-Marie Coffinet
Angèle Bameste
Pierre Collet
Worker at Castigliano
Louis Bugette
Orlando, bar owner
Christian Brocard
Plouc's Mechanic
Paul Bonifas
Doctor Magnart, former professor in Lyon
Henri Lambert
Robert, client at Orlando (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
Marcel, mechanic at Castigliano (uncredited)
Georges Aminel
Castigliano, aka 'La betterave' (voice) (uncredited)
More like this
Mississippi Mermaid
6.6
Up to His Ears
7.128
The Great Spy Chase
6.819
Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
5.306
125 Rue Montmartre
7.575
In the Electric Mist
6.066
Happy Easter
5.985
The New Land
7.7
Razzia
6.808
Any Number Can Win
7.2
Joe: The Busybody
7.195
The Restaurant
6.795
Fantomas
6.843
The Volcano
5.596
Singin' in the Rain
8.16
Three Thousand Years of Longing
6.9
RRR
7.8
Some Like It Hot
8.099
Don't Breathe 2
7.072
Annihilation
6.4