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
France
Best movies:
Un amour de pluie (1974)
May Fools (1990)
Mado (1976)
Ottavia Piccolo
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
Mado (1976)
The Family (1987)
Jacques Dutronc
France
Best movies:
Mado (1976)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1976)
Van Gogh (1991)
Charles Denner
Poland
Best movies:
The Two of Us (1967)
Mado (1976)
Z (1969)
Romy Schneider
German Empire
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
The Old Gun (1975)
Un amour de pluie (1974)
Julien Guiomar
France
Best movies:
Georges Bizet: Carmen (1984)
Animal (1977)
My New Partner (1984)
Claude Dauphin
France
Best movies:
Grand Prix (1966)
The Story of the Fox (1930)
Mado (1976)
Michel Aumont
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
Jean Bouise
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Old Gun (1975)
The Big Blue (1988)
André Falcon
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Happy New Year (1973)
Mado (1976)
Sabine Glaser
Best movies:
Mado (1976)
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Nathalie Baye
France
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Day for Night (1973)
Mado (1976)
Bernard Fresson
France
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
To Each His Hell (1977)
Mado (1976)
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
France
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Mado (1976)
Jury of One (1974)
Nicolas Vogel
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Mado (1976)
Judgment of the God (1952)
Henri Coutet
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Fantomas (1964)
Love and Death (1975)
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)