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The Brain

1969 · 115 min

A breezy, chaotic caper that keeps you smiling with slapstick chases and a parade of bumbling crooks.

Tagline
The Brain has rocked the world with laughter!
Overview
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
crime, comedy
Directed by
Gérard Oury
Written by
Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury, Marcel Jullian
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, David Niven, Eli Wallach, Silvia Monti, Raymond Gérôme, Fernand Guiot, Jacques Balutin
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
German, English, French, Italian

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