Storyline

Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican". The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and looking after his soon-to-be-married daughter. When a longtime mobster heavy, Volfoni takes exception to Fernand for being an outsider, they come after Fernand who is equal to the task. He defends himself in a series of comical killings from the onslaught of the mob.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords

drinking, gangster, paris france, tutor, gangster boss, alcohol, alcohol abuse, male friendship, drink, punched in the face, deathbed, white slavery, based on novel, spoof, cult film, silencer, vodka, young woman, 1960s, slang

Short Review

Many of the quips in the slangy, metaphorical dialogue seem to lose their bite in translation. But the kooky sound design, the supple direction, and the thugs' rubber-faced reactions generate plenty of chuckles on their own.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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