Directed by:
Claude SautetCinematography:
Jean BoffetyComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Michel Piccoli, Ottavia Piccolo, Jacques Dutronc, Charles Denner, Romy Schneider, Julien Guiomar, Claude Dauphin, Michel Aumont, Jean Bouise, André Falcon (more)Plots(1)
Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival Lépidon offers to save him from bankruptcy by buying his company, at a discount rate. Reluctant to fall into Lépidon's trap, Simon decides to resolve the crisis himself. A prostitute, Mado, provides him with the solution to his problems. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Michel Piccoli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/798/163798907_1b5816.png)
Michel Piccoli
France
Best movies:
Un amour de pluie (1974)
May Fools (1990)
Mado (1976)
![Ottavia Piccolo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334326_b319cd.jpg)
Ottavia Piccolo
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
Mado (1976)
The Family (1987)
![Jacques Dutronc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/221/166221743_d808ca.png)
Jacques Dutronc
France
Best movies:
Mado (1976)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1976)
Van Gogh (1991)
![Charles Denner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274982_2d4425.jpg)
Charles Denner
Poland
Best movies:
The Two of Us (1967)
Mado (1976)
Z (1969)
![Romy Schneider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087086_191dd6.jpg)
Romy Schneider
German Empire
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
The Old Gun (1975)
Un amour de pluie (1974)
![Julien Guiomar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002549_be5e40.jpg)
Julien Guiomar
France
Best movies:
Georges Bizet: Carmen (1984)
Animal (1977)
My New Partner (1984)
![Claude Dauphin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/726/163726218_cb5c04.jpg)
Claude Dauphin
France
Best movies:
Grand Prix (1966)
The Story of the Fox (1930)
Mado (1976)
![Michel Aumont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273115_caa3e6.jpg)
Michel Aumont
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
![Jean Bouise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272198_80271a.jpg)
Jean Bouise
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Old Gun (1975)
The Big Blue (1988)
![André Falcon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412561_a03d62.jpg)
André Falcon
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Happy New Year (1973)
Mado (1976)
![Sabine Glaser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/520/161520979_9486a4.png)
Sabine Glaser
Best movies:
Mado (1976)
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
![Nathalie Baye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/719/160719857_5ebee3.png)
Nathalie Baye
France
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Day for Night (1973)
Mado (1976)
![Bernard Fresson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494637_081a4f.jpg)
Bernard Fresson
France
Best movies:
To Each His Hell (1977)
The Longest Day (1962)
Mado (1976)
![Dominique Zardi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/276/166276545_68cb2d.jpg)
Dominique Zardi
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
Claude Néron
France
Best movies:
Mado (1976)
![Lucienne Legrand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677326_6d7f5a.jpg)
Lucienne Legrand
France
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Mado (1976)
Jury of One (1974)
![Nicolas Vogel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576589_cb8c91.jpg)
Nicolas Vogel
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Mado (1976)
Cop or Hood (1979)
![Henri Coutet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455795_a5de24.jpg)
Henri Coutet
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Fantomas (1964)
Love and Death (1975)
![Daniel Russo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/042/161042400_77b36c.png)
Daniel Russo
France
Best movies:
The Dinner Game (1998)
Mado (1976)
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
Marc Chapiteau
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Mado (1976)
La Vie en rose (2007)