Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979)
Directed by Jean Yanne

Comedy / Crime / Drama
aka: I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

Film Synopsis

As soon as he is appointed to his new post as superintendent, the former inspector Chodaque is charged with a delicate mission: to recover, as quickly as possible, Patrice Rengain.  A star television presenter, Rengain has recently been abducted by a group of kidnappers who are demanding a billion francs for his release.  To further his investigation, our intrepid police chief ventures into the studios where Rengain's shows are put together.  Brucheloir, the managing director, lets him into a secret by revealing the true character of the popular presenter, a man who has nothing but enemies.  This discovery prompts Chodaque to redouble his efforts in order to fulfil his mission...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean Yanne
  • Script: Gérard Sire (dialogue), Jean Yanne (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Bernard Lutic
  • Music: Jacques Morali
  • Cast: Jean Yanne (Inspecteur Chodaque), Mimi Coutelier (Monique Trechois), The Village People (Des chanteurs Américains), Ritchie Family (Des chanteurs Américains), Jacques François (Aurélien Brucheloir), Daniel Prévost (Dache), Georges Beller (L'assistant de plateau), Micheline Presle (Mlle Chagrin), Michel Duchaussoy (Patrice Rengain), Jean Desailly (Le directeur de la Police Judiciaire), Carlos (Stéphane Larsen), Mort Shuman (Larsen 2), Claude Brosset (Le réalisateur Bastien), Jean Le Poulain (Drouillard), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Jean-Marcel Grumet), Etienne Chicot (Le chanteur 'La flicaille'), Catherine Lachens (L'assistante du réalisateur), Marco Perrin (Le pompier), Michel Robbe (Le présentateur du journal télévisé), David Carradine (Le pratiquant des Arts Martiaux)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Aka: I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

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