Levy & Goliath (1987) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1987 · 105 mins · French

Directed by

Gérard Oury

Starring

Muriel Combeau, Mouss Diouf, Michel Boujenah, Robert Hossein, Evelyne Didi, Michel Muller

Levy, a devout Jewish man, works in his family’s diamond‑dust workshop and, on a business train, meets a seductive woman carrying heroin that resembles his dust. Police chase her; she hides the drugs in Levy’s bag and alerts his boss “Goliath,” whose crew pressures Levy, who has already sold the bag to an unsuspecting factory. With his brother’s help and faith, Levy strives to clear his name.