Les Grands Ducs (English: The Big Dukes) is a 1996 comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort and Catherine Jacob.
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Plot
Georges Cox, Victor Vialat, and Eddie Carpentier are old, unemployed, pathetic, and broke actors. They manage to get hired in a mediocre show (a boulevard comedy called Scooby-Doo, going on tour) run by a swindling impresario, Shapiron. This ruined producer will do everything to sabotage the show and thus collect the insurance, but the three actors unexpectedly take on the three small roles with panache, so as not to miss the last chance of their lives.
Cast
Jean-Pierre Marielle as George Cox
Philippe Noiret as Victor Vialat
Jean Rochefort as Eddie Carpentier
Catherine Jacob as Carla Milo
Michel Blanc as Shapiron
Clotilde Courau as Juliette
Jacques Mathou as Janvier
Pierre-Arnaud Juin as Pat
Jacques Nolot as Francis Marceau
Albert Delpy as Harry
Marie Pillet as Clémence
Jean-Marie Galey as Markus
Dominique Besnehard as Atlas's Boss