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La grande java (1971)

90 min

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Directors

Philippe Clair

Cast

Francis Blanche, Corinne Le Poulain, Jean-Guy Fechner, Luis Rego, Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus

Five rugby players search for their coach, who has fled over money owed, and find him pursuing elected office in a village.

The story

Five rugby players—Philippot, Jean, Phil, Luis, and Jean-Guy—search for their coach, Auguste Kouglof, who has fled to avoid paying them 20 million. They find him in a small village, where he is trying to run for elected office using Mafia-style methods. Philippot is in love with France, the daughter of Colombani.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Philippot, Jean, Phil, Luis, and Jean-Guy, five rugby players, are searching for their coach, Auguste Kouglof, who fled to avoid paying them 20 million. He has changed his name to [name not given]. The Charlots find him in a small village, trying to run for elected office using Mafia-style methods. Philippot, madly in love with France, Colombani’s daughter, decides not to report him to the police, but instead to join forces with [name not given], Colombani’s rival in the next election.

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