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The Umbrella Coup

Original title: Le coup du parapluie
  • 1980
  • PG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.2K
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Pierre Richard in The Umbrella Coup (1980)
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A womanizer balances his wife, mistress, and love interest.A womanizer balances his wife, mistress, and love interest.A womanizer balances his wife, mistress, and love interest.

  • Director
    • Gérard Oury
  • Writers
    • Gérard Oury
    • Danièle Thompson
  • Stars
    • Pierre Richard
    • Valérie Mairesse
    • Christine Murillo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gérard Oury
    • Writers
      • Gérard Oury
      • Danièle Thompson
    • Stars
      • Pierre Richard
      • Valérie Mairesse
      • Christine Murillo
    • 6User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Pierre Richard
    Pierre Richard
    • Grégoire Lecomte
    Valérie Mairesse
    Valérie Mairesse
    • Sylvette, alias Bunny
    Christine Murillo
    • Josyane Leblanc
    Gordon Mitchell
    Gordon Mitchell
    • Moskovitz, le tueur
    Gérard Jugnot
    Gérard Jugnot
    • Frédo
    Maurice Risch
    Maurice Risch
    • Le producteur de Paris
    Dominique Lavanant
    Dominique Lavanant
    • Mireille
    Axelle Abbadie
    • Juliette, la fleuriste
    Yaseen Khan
    • Radj Kahn
    Didier Sauvegrain
    • Stanislas Lefort, dit Constantin Patakis, alias Pierre Juvet, dit 'La Folle'
    Mike Marshall
    • Le docteur
    Roger Carel
    Roger Carel
    • Salvatore Bozzoni
    Vittorio Caprioli
    Vittorio Caprioli
    • Don Barberini
    Gert Fröbe
    Gert Fröbe
    • Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine
    • (as Gert Froebe)
    Patrick Lecocq
    • Le journaliste télé
    Béatrice Avoine
    Tiberio Murgia
    Tiberio Murgia
    • Lorenzo
    Rachel Cathoud
    • Director
      • Gérard Oury
    • Writers
      • Gérard Oury
      • Danièle Thompson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Some of the secondary music (like the theme we hear in the answer-phone, or the one we hear on the radio) are taken from The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972).
    • Goofs
      In the latter part of the movie, when the car is leaving the airport car park, there is a van in the background with a poster on it which says "Gerard Oury et Pierre Richard en 'Le coup du parapluie".
    • Quotes

      Sylvette dite Bunny: What kind?

      Grégoire Lecomte: 'Butch Cassidy', 'The Sting'...

    • Alternate versions
      The USSR release was cut by 15 minutes by censors.
    • Connections
      Featured in Return of the Prodigal Parrot (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday To You
      Written by Patty S. Hill & Mildred J. Hill
      Performed by the orchestra in the hotel

    User reviews6

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    5/10

    Slick but labored spy farce

    Pierre Richard tries to be the Clouseau of the spy world, but his character is too much of a jerk; besides, Gordon Mitchell, playing it straight as the real hitman that Richard is mistaken for, is funnier. The film has beautiful cinematography by Henri Decaë and a couple of great car stunts by Remy Julienne, but overall it's decidedly mediocre - and too long. ** out of 4.
    • gridoon2024
    • Feb 9, 2019
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1980 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Site (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Umbrella Coup
    • Filming locations
      • Rue Casimir-Delavigne, Paris 6, Paris, France(opening credits: Grégoire parks his car outside hotel / Grégoire walks up the street while the meter maid calls her colleague by walkie-talkie)
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • Gaumont International
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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