La Grande Combine
Réalisation:
Billy WilderPhotographie:
Joseph LaShelleMusique:
André PrevinActeurs·trices:
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne, Marge Redmond, Ann Shoemaker, Ned Glass (plus)Résumés(1)
Harry Hinkle, caméraman de télévision, est heurté par un arrière de 110 kilos alors qu'il filme un match de football américain. Il est transporté à l'hôpital où il apparait qu'il ne présente aucun traumatisme. Mais son beau-frère, avocat sans scrupule, lui conseille de jouer les paralysés afin d'obtenir des dommages et intérêts. (ESC Distribution)
(plus)Critiques (1)
What should I tell you? I wasn't as thrilled as Harry. I don't mean to say it was a bad movie. It's just that the story and its execution didn't really grab me. The premise wasn't very demanding. Still, if the creators had focused only on the insurance event, they could have made a comedy worth four stars. Walter Matthau was great in the role of Willie Gingrich, a generous advocate for single mothers, and stole the film for himself. By combining three different themes, the whole thing fell utterly flat. I had to cool down afterward to be able to give more than two stars. Walter Matthau's performance deserved more than that. / Lesson learned: Having a lawyer in the family is priceless.
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