L'as des as

Oct 27 1982 N/A 1h 40m
Adventure, Comedy, Sport

In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympics in Hitler's Germany by the little boy Simon Rosenblum who asks his autograph; when it turns out his adorable young fan is a Jewish orphan in danger of persecution, he risks his one shot at Olympic glory to save Simon and his family, helped only by a German officer-gentleman who became his friend in World War I, by an adventurous escape to Switzerland, Nazi troops on their heals and braving impossible odds in roller coaster-style.

Plot

In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympics in Hitler's Germany by the little boy Simon Rosenblum who asks his autograph; when it turns out his adorable young fan is a Jewish orphan in danger of persecution, he risks his one shot at Olympic glory to save Simon and his family, helped only by a German officer-gentleman who became his friend in World War I, by an adventurous escape to Switzerland, Nazi troops on their heals and braving impossible odds in roller coaster-style.

Written by

Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson, Horst Wendlandt

Directed by

Gérard Oury

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Frank Hoffmann

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Germany

Production Companies

Cerito Films, Gaumont, Gaumont International, Rialto Films, Bavaria Film

Languages

Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
4,560
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA