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Happy New Year

1973-04-13 · 115 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Crime · Drama · Romance

Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.

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Directors
Claude Lelouch
Production companies
Les Films 13, Rizzoli Film
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Lino VenturaLino VenturaSimon
Françoise FabianFrançoise FabianFrançoise
Charles GérardCharles GérardCharlot
André FalconAndré FalconJeweler
Mireille MathieuMireille MathieuSelf
LiloLiloMadame Félix
Claude MannClaude MannIntellectual
Frédéric de PasqualeFrédéric de PasqualeParisian Lover
Gérard SireGérard SirePrison Warden
Silvano TranquilliSilvano TranquilliItalian Lover
André Barello
Michel BertayMichel Bertay
Norman de la Chesnaye
Pierre Edeline
Pierre Pontiche
MichouMichouSelf
Bettina RheimsBettina RheimsYoung Saleswoman
Joseph Rythmann
Georges StaquetGeorges StaquetPolice Commissioner in Paris
Jacques Villedieu

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