The Gods Must Be Daring

Genres

Comedy

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A priceless statuette "Dancing God" is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all stripes are dreaming of steeling it. The most clever of them are trying to replace the original with the copy. Chases, adventures, breathtaking stunts, shootouts - life is not worth a penny, when the priceless treasure is on stake.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

30 April 1997

Country

France

Cast

Élodie Bouchez

Angèle

Antoine de Caunes

Alex

Emmanuelle Seigner

Bobbi

Denis Podalydès

Marc

Emmanuelle Bercot

La deuxième fille de l'agence

Hélène de Fougerolles

Karine

Richard Gotainer

Paul

Olivier Py

Krassmeier

Frédéric Gélard

Charles

Roschdy Zem

Oscar

Hubert Koundé

Mamadou

Christian Benedetti

Bimisse

Amanda Langlet

Amandine

Nozha Khouadra

Barbara

Laure Marsac

L'hôtesse du restaurant

Ysé Tran

La fille de l'agence

Bernard Farcy

Walter Rousseau

Mathias Mlekuz

Le garçon à la moto

Robert Plagnol

Jean-Baptiste

Denis Chérer

Collègue de Mounard

Jean-François Perrier

Capt. Cohen

Agnès Obadia

La prof de gym

Laurence Masliah

Dorothée du Clos-Verger

Pierre-Jean Chérer

Brig. Mounard

Sandra Cheres

Marianne, l'amie de Bobbi

Med Hondo

Le pilote

Joseph Momo

Joël

Thierry Belnet

Le beau-frère de Walter Rousseau

Sylvie Jobert

La femme de Walter Rousseau

Arno Feffer

Chauffeur de taxi

Delphine Hivernet

La fille de Dorothée

Nadine Spinoza

La douanière

Joséphine Serre

La petite fille aux jumelles

Jacques de Candé

Le fils de Walter Rousseau

Franck Adrien

L'homme de la mairie

Philippe Maynial

Bernard Pivot

Gilles Perrault

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