Le guignolo
France, Italy
1980
102 Min
Color
French
After the failure of his recent criminal exploits, international con artist Alexandre Dupré sets off for Venice to try to dupe some Japanese business men into buying a fake copy of a stolen Caneletto. On the aeroplane, a stranger asks him to look after his briefcase until after they have landed. Alexandre agrees, but the stranger is shot dead soon after and Alexandre himself becomes the target of enemy agents who are keen to recover the briefcase… —filmsdefrance
Born in 1926. He worked as script writer, assistant cameraman and assistant director. After directing four short films, he made his first feature film La mome aux boutons in 1958. He is known as the director of the action films. —FESTIVAL ON WHEELS