Tonight on TV: Jean-Paul Belmondo in commando mode, we say yes!

Tonight on TV: Jean-Paul Belmondo in commando mode, we say yes!

In 1943, a Foreign Legion convoy was tasked with removing six billion gold bars. Very quickly, there are only four mercenaries left, divided between their duty and profit.

This is the juicy adventure comedy Les Morphalous, which was released in cinemas in 1984. Directed by Henri Verneuil ( Peur sur la ville ), who also wrote the screenplay with a certain Michel Audiard, the film carries the imperial Jean-Paul. Belmondo, completely relaxed, having fun like a child with Jacques Villeret, Michel Constantin and Michel Creton. Good mood is guaranteed!

Morphalos, which can be compared to the American film Gold for the Brave with Clint Eastwood, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Pierre Signac, published in 1968 by Gallimard in the Série noire collection. But what is morpholo anyway? According to the Larousse dictionary, this is a popular term for someone who eats an appetizer!

A bit of Rambo’s air…

If you go, look at the poster Morphological, you might say to yourself that it’s oddly reminiscent of Rambo released a year earlier. We can actually see Jean-Paul Belmondo On top of a tank, muscles bulging, machine gun swinging. This idea of ​​Rene Chateau, his official publicist (who recently left us) moderately pleased the actor, who finally gave in to the latter’s insistence.

great popular entertainment, Morphalos, a very enjoyable film, was a huge success in French cinemas with more than 3.6 million viewers. What if you spent the evening reciting Audiard with “Bebel” tonight? Admit that the promise is tempting…

Tonight on C8 at 11.05pm.

Source: Allocine

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