1974

1h 53m

7.1(140 votes)

Drama

Overview

Three friends navigate mid-life crises: a blocked writer, a disillusioned doctor, and a charming man facing bankruptcy and divorce. As their struggles strain friendships, a younger man captures the attention of one friend's wife, complicating their lives further.

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38 members

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Yves Montand

Vincent, entrepreneur

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Michel Piccoli

François, médecin

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Serge Reggiani

Paul, écrivain, journaliste

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Gérard Depardieu

Jean Lavallée, ami de Vincent

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Umberto Orsini

Jacques

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Stéphane Audran

Catherine, l'ex-femme de Vincent

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Antonella Lualdi

Julia, la femme de Paul

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Marie Dubois

Lucie, la femme de François

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Catherine Allégret

Colette, la petite amie de Jean

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Ludmila Mikaël

Marie, la jeune petite amie de Vincent

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Pierre Maguelon

Farina

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Betty Beckers

Myriam

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Nicolas Vogel

Clovis, la patron de la brasserie

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Yves Gabrielli

Michel

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Myriam Boyer

Laurence

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Maurice Travail

M. Montubert, le comptable de Vincent

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Jean Lagache

L'adjoint de Becaru

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Robert Le Béal

Le père de Marie

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Maurice Auzel

Simon

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Daniel Lecourtois

Georges

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Ermanno Casanova

Le patron du restaurant

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Lucienne Legrand

La femme du malade

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Carlo Nell

Le présentateur

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Pippo Merisi

Le soigneur chauve

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Jean Capel

Jamain

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Mohamed Galoul

Joe Catano

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Jacques Richard

Armand

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David Tonelli

Marco

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Jean-Denis Robert

Pierre

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Marcel Portier

Le père de Jean

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Henri Coutet

Henri

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Sacha Bauer

Unknown Role

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André Cassan

Un spectateur

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Jacques Dhéry

Le malade

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Léo Peltier

Un ouvrier

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Lucien Rodriguez

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Jacqueline Dufranne

La mère de Marie (uncredited)

Writing

Claude Néron

Un spectateur lors du combat de boxe (uncredited)

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