La bande du Rex (1980)

10.0/10 100 min Drama

Overview

What do Patricia, Badou, François, Dingo and P'tit Jeannot have in common? They live in the Paris suburbs, they are young, they are on the verge of breaking away from school, from the working world or from the Army. Their meeting place is "La Javanaise", a bar held by no-nonsense Janine and her lighter husband Lucien. There they mix with their idol, Daniel, also known as Frankie Mégalo, a film projectionist and a rocker without a band. Most of the efforts of these born idlers will consist in finding a band and a venue for Frankie to perform and in laying hands on cash by means fair or foul to go to the Southern sun.

Cast

Maurice Biraud

Commissioner Raoul Fleury

Nathalie Delon

Jannine, boss of the bar 'La Javanaise'

Féodor Atkine

Principal inspector Antoine

Jacques Higelin

Daniel Pautard aka 'Frankie Mégalo'

Tina Aumont

Angélina

Lucky Blondo

Lucien, boss of the bar 'La Javanaise'

Roland Blanche

Kanter

Claude Melki

Inspector driver

André Rouyer

Inspector Robert

Pierre Forget

Armand Mollard

Henri Poirier

Butcher Schneider, Richard's father

Darling Légitimus

Nounou

Gérard Boucaron

Albert Delpy

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