Le Majordome (1965)

7.5/10 93 min Comedy Drama

Overview

Léopold, valet de chambre to the avocat général Maître de Royssac, starts studying the penal code and, during his leave, becomes a judge in a "middle" court. His decisions are recognized as final. Léopold falls in love with Agnès, engaged to the two-faced Doctor Ventoux, who becomes "Le chat" when he plays the gangster. Léopold will help "Le chat" pull off the heist of the century, if he remains free to court Agnès. "Le Chat" doesn't play along. A fight breaks out between Léopold's gang and "Le Chat's" gang. The law must prevail.

Cast

Paul Meurisse

Léopold

Geneviève Page

Geneviève des Vallières

Paul Hubschmid

Doctor Ventoux / 'Le chat'

Micheline Luccioni

Arlette

Jacques Seiler

Albert

Henri Lambert

'La Quille'

Noël Roquevert

De Royssac

Fernand Berset

The giant

Paul Préboist

Ventoux's butler

André Weber

Pellegrini

Marcel Charvey

Maître d'hôtel

Louis Bugette

Crook

Robert Favart

Maître Boissard

Massimo Sarchielli

Antoine Baud

Bernard

Jackie Blanchot

Crook

André Cagnard

Man from the commando

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