Gérard Oury

synopsis
A successful businessman and his long-suffering chauffeur both die violently only twenty-four hours apart – the chauffeur gunned down by unknown assassins just after he discovers he has won a fortune on the national lottery, and the businessman by his unscrupulous business partner. Distant during their life, the two ghosts must work together to ensure that their families discover the real reasons for their deaths. But they can only observe, not involve themselves in what they see. The chauffeur is appalled to find that his girlfriend has a secret lover who is intent on stealing the lottery win from her, whilst the businessman is preoccupied with his son and bringing his partner to justice. If only the two dead men could find some way to communicate with the living…Read More »

Synopsis:
‘Josepha is only eighteen and longs for the companionship of a group of her peers who dabble in activities on the shady side of a legal dividing line. In order to get the semi-delinquent group to accept her, Josepha runs to the police with a tall tale about the local druggist, Savary. The police are looking for a sex murderer, and Josepha insists Savary is their man. What she does not know, however, can do her considerable damage.’
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Synopsis:
Not long after pulling off a spectacular train robbery in Great Britain, the criminal genius The Brain is soon planning his next lucrative enterprise. Joining forces with Mafia boss Scannapieco, he devises a scheme to steal the secret funds of the fourteen member countries of NATO whilst they are being transferred by train between Paris and Brussels. By chance, precisely the same plan has occurred to small-time crooks Arthur and Anatole. By imitating The Brain’s methods, they confidently set about the heist that will make them millionaires. Unfortunately, nothing goes quite as planned…Read More »