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The Brain
“The Brain has rocked the world with laughter!”
7.3 / 10• 1969• 1h 55m•PG• French
CrimeComedy
Storyline
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Arthur Lespinasse
Lead
Bourvil
Anatole
David Niven
Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Eli Wallach
Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
Silvia Monti
Sofia Scannapieco, Frankie's Sister
Raymond Gérôme
Commissioner
Fernand Guiot
Inspector Mazurel, Assistant to the Commissioner
Jacques Balutin
Inspector Pochet
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gérard Oury's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Brain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
