Il grande bluff

A delicious film with the one and only, the incomparable, Eddie Constantine. Exceptional actor, peerless comic, "James Bond" before James Bond thanks to the character Lemmy Caution, in this film he plays an absolutely hilarious role. Super funny the scene with the young ballerina who comes with her mother to the hotel and Eddie F. Morgan (the character played by Eddie Constantine) promises them that he will buy the Paris Opera and the Louvre Museum. Super funny sequence of scenes with the women with a dog each, who Eddie thinks are rich and who turn out not to be. Dominique Wilms, who also played with Eddie Constantine in "Gun Moll" Original title: La môme vert de gris (1953) and in "Les femmes s'en balancent" (1954), she is beautiful and talented in the role of Dominique Arden. Talented and beautiful also Mireille Granelli in the role of Françoise de Beaulieu.

France produces 2% of its oil consumption .

The film 's wish is to prove that bluff is profitable ,when you gamble at the casino as well as when you 're in business. A crook who makes himself pass off for an American millionaire inspires people with confidence ,helped by the paparazzi ,eager for the latest scoop.

Although a con, Eddie favors the small savers -who can buy shares at a reasonable price- over the mighty companies and the selfish swindlers. One does not even know whether there's really oil in the heiress' concession though.

In spite of good ideas, the movie drags on, the lines -except for the very last one- need a good writer (Audiard would have made wonders in this situation ) , the action is pure routine (rumbles ,pretty chicks, kidnapping,chases ,oil shower ....);Eddie Constantine is a nice actor,with plenty of go,but a great comedy US style ,it isn't :it's Jerry Epstein's wish,but it's Billy Wilder's reality.

Spot young Jean-Pierre Marielle as a lawman.