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Fou comme François(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-01-10
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Overview:
Marseille. The director of a company offers a promotion to Francois (Michel Creton) if he accepts to help him fire all the staff from his office. If he refuses, he will himself be fired. Francois opts for the latter. He registers as unemployed and discovers what he has lacked so far in his life: a certain freedom. His habits are changing as well as his attitude towards the others changes ... Luce (Claude Jade), his wife, and Marquerite (Courtois Queen), her stepmother, are surprised: why he is not himself anymore?
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Movie: Fou comme François
Top 5 Billed Cast
Claude Jade
Luce
Michel Creton
François
Reine Courtois
Marguerite, mère de Luce
Fabienne Arel
Dominique
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