"Committing a crime is easy. Hiding a body is murder."

1971

1h 25m

7.2(339 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A writer accidentally shoots his blackmailer and tries to hide the body.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Louis de Funès

Antoine Brisebard

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Claude Gensac

Sylvie Brisebard

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Michel Galabru

Tonelotti l'entrepreneur

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Bernard Blier

Inspecteur Ducros

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Guy Tréjan

Adrien Colas

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Ferdy Mayne

Mr. Grunder

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Yvonne Clech

Cécile Grunder

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Florence Blot

Madame Cramusel

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Micheline Luccioni

Françoise

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Christiane Muller

Mathilde

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Paul Préboist

L'adjudant de gendarmerie

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Jacques Marin

Andrieux

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Dominique Zardi

Le Duc

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Jean Valmence

Le représentant

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Carlo Nell

Plumerel

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Henri Attal

Grand Louis

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Jean Droze

Riri

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