Tonight on TV: The comedy that set the tone for the French Friends movie

Five years after acting, Francis Weber returns to directing with The Goat. Therefore, this is his second feature film, but the first time he created the shocking tandem Gerard Depardieu / Pierre Richard. The former lends his qualities to the detective Campana, while the latter portrays Francois Perrin, a hapless accountant who is forced to accompany him in the investigation.

However, at first the director thought of a completely different duo: Lino Ventura and Jacques Villeret. But things don’t happen. Francis Weber then offers the role of the attempt to Pierre Richard, who immediately thinks of Gerard Depardieu to answer him. The performance of the latter is unanimous, despite the fact that he has never done comedy.

when it hits theaters Თkha It was a real hit at the French box office. With just over 7 million admissions, the film is ahead of, in particular, Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark and George Lautner’s The Professional. With an average viewer rating of 3.7 out of 5 on AlloCiné, Თkha Marks the most successful collaboration of Gérard Depardieu and Pierre Richard, who will meet again with Les Compères, then Les Fagitives, thus introducing the iconic trilogy.

Თkha By Frances Weber with Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, Pedro Armendariz Jr…

Tonight on France 3 at 21:10.