The Dalton brothers are famously reputed to be the worst bandits in the
Wild West but they surpass themselves when they attempt to rob a bank
just to please their mother. Naturally, the robbery goes
disastrously wrong and the Daltons end up back in prison.
Undeterred, the brothers somehow manage to pull of a remarkable
break-out and immediately head for the border with Mexico, in pursuit
of a magic sombrero that will solve all their problems. But the
journey proves to be strewn with hazards, and their mortal enemy, Lucky
Luke, is not far behind them...
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.
With so many great films to choose from, it's nigh on impossible to compile a short-list of the best 15 French films of all time - but here's our feeble attempt to do just that.