The Big Swag (1965)

Plot Summary

Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le Breton. After months of painstaking research, he pens a work of fiction that describes in meticulous detail a train robbery on his stretch of the metro. Unfortunately, Louis has no success getting the book published, as no one seems to believe the robbery is possible. To prove them wrong, Louis decides to enact the robbery himself, with the help of some professional crooks. As luck would have it, Paul Filippi, the aristocrat of crime, has just been released from prison and is preparing his next criminal exploit. To his mind, Louis has conceived the perfect robbery...

Full Cast & Characters

Bourvil

Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer

Paul Meurisse

Paul Filippi, gentleman crook

Françoise Deldick

Angélique, metro ticket puncher

Daniel Ceccaldi

Félix Pignol, metro ticket puncher colleague

Bernard Fresson

Person in charge of the finance carriage

Henri Piégay

Luc, Filippi's henchman

Roger Carel

Mr. Souvestre, station chief

Jacques Legras

Postman

Philippe March

Filippi's henchman

Georges Audoubert

Armed security guard

Jacques Plée

Switchman

Françoise Lebail

Waitress

Director & Crew

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