The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown |
| Original title | C'est pas moi… c'est l'autre! |
| Country of production | Canada , France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alain Zaloum |
| script |
Luis Furtado , Fred de Fooko |
| production |
Paul E. Painter , Chuck Smiley |
| music |
Andy Bush , Dave Gale |
| camera | Eric Moynier |
| cut | Richard Comeau |
| occupation | |
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The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown (Original title: C'est pas moi… c'est l'autre! ) Is a tumultuous comedy , filmed in 2004 in Québec , Canada . Directed by Alain Zaloum . Roy Dupuis can be seen in the lead role of the clumsy petty criminal in trouble .
action
The clumsy little crook Vincent steals a painting during a break-in and sells it at a flea market for a ridiculous price. As it soon turns out, it belongs to Carlotta, the leader of the mafia in Marseille, and there is $ 250,000 hidden in the frame. Of course, she wants it back and doesn't shy away from using force. On the run from Carlotta and her henchman Marius, Vincent radically changes his appearance by cutting his long hair and beard. He is mistakenly mistaken for their colleague Claude, who is on vacation and looks astonishingly like him. With his colleague Lucie at his side, whom he quickly gets closer to, Vincent begins to work as a police officer, Claude. Just as the real Claude returns from Cuba, Vincent is exposed. Vincent and his friend Dieudonné finally bring down Carlotta and her followers in many surprising twists. Vincent also convicts the corrupt Inspector Green, for which he himself is pardoned. As a happy ending, Claude and Vincent find out from an old photo that they are twin brothers who were separated as toddlers.
Reviews
Leslie Katz described the comedy on April 6, 2007 in the San Francisco Examiner as amusing and enchanting ("fun, charming"). She said that all actors had a lot of fun ("all of the actors seem to be having a ball"). She particularly praised the admirable leading actor ("Dupuis is particularly adorable").
Background information
The film has been available on DVD in Canada since January 2006 . It's in French with no subtitles and no extras. The run length is approx. 92 minutes.
It is the remake of a French comedy from 1962 with the same title. It is a co-production between Canada, France and the UK. Part of the comedy is based on the misunderstandings due to the linguistic differences between Quebec French and that in France.
The budget was approximately 5 million Canadian dollars . The film opened in Canadian cinemas in Québec on December 24, 2004. The box office in Canada was just over 676,000 Canadian dollars. There were only 25 days of shooting. The location was Montréal .
Movie title
The comedy runs in German-speaking countries under the titles The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown , on DVD as Vincent wants the money and in the box set as The Way of Revenge . The French film title roughly translates as: “It wasn't me, it was the other!” The official English title is It's Not Me… It's Him!
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 581 V / DVD).
- ^ Leslie Katz: Review: 'The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown'. In: examiner.com. San Francisco Examiner April 6, 2007, archived from the original September 26, 2007 ; accessed on September 20, 2015 .
- ^ The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown. In: imdb.com. Internet Movie Database , accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ^ The Cop, the Criminal and the Clown. In: synchronkartei.de. German sync file, accessed on September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Vincent wants the money 2004. (No longer available online.) In: amazon.de. Amazon.com , archived from the original on July 10, 2015 ; accessed on September 20, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Double DVD Devil's Dominoes / The Way of Revenge. In: ebay-kleinangebote.de. eBay , August 25, 2015, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ^ Way of Revenge, The (2004). In: ofdb.mobi. Online film database , accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ It's Not Me ... It's Him! (No longer available online.) In: telefilm.ca. Telefilm Canada, 2005, archived from the original on January 29, 2016 ; accessed on September 20, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
