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The Man in the Buick (1968) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1968 · 93 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Gilles Grangier
- Starring
- Michael Lonsdale, Jacques Marin, Danielle Darrieux, Georges Descrières, Bernard Dhéran, Claude Piéplu
Mr Jo, known as “the man with the Buick,” is beloved in Honfleur, yet hides a shady past as a trafficker. He now smuggles rubies using a charity that funds Swiss holidays for disadvantaged children. Falling for a widowed woman, he agrees to a robbery to win her hand, only to have Inspector Menard expose his secret deeds to the town.
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