French comedy has several comic duos who have marked their generation with one or more films to be forever enshrined in the French cinematic heritage. One of the most famous, which continues to delight the French public with each iteration of its films, is undoubtedly the duo Louis de Funès-Bourvil.
Indeed, in 1965, they first shared a poster for Corniaud starring Gerard Ours, in which Burville drives a Cadillac at his own expense, containing drugs, gold and the famous Youkounkoun diamond.
The two accomplices are found the following year in La Grande Vadrouille, one of the biggest popular successes of all time in France (the 3rd French film and the 5th film of all nationalities combined), always signed by the same director, this time with a plot. during the Second World War.
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It was then that the Pierre Richard-Gérard Depardieu duo left their mark in the early 1980s with three films released between 1981 and 1986 (La Chèvre, Les Compères, Les Fugitives), all three directed by Francis Weber.
More recently, in 2008, Danny Boon, director and actor, also created a memorable duet with Kad Merad, which remains the top performance at the French box office to this day, surpassing the total of Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis. Twenty million landings in France.
Let’s not forget the duo of the 90s that we are interested in today, which brought together on screen Luc Besson, Jean Reno and Dr. Jérôme de Bronze, Christian Clavier, in their unforgettable roles as Godefroy de Montmirail and Jacquouille la Rogue in Les Visiteurs, released in 1993.
Do you still remember the movie down to the smallest detail? That’s what we’re going to test with this nine-question quiz, okay?
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