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L'Opération Corned Beef

1991 · 105 min

A breezy, silly spy caper full of slapstick and farcical misunderstandings that keeps you grinning without demanding much thought.

Overview
The unsanctioned efforts of a covert unit to gather evidence about illegal arms shipments with the unwitting help of an embassy employee.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • deception
  • conspiracy
  • love
  • betrayal
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, action
Directed by
Jean-Marie Poiré
Written by
Jean-Marie Poiré, Christian Clavier
Starring
Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Valérie Lemercier, Isabelle Renauld, Mireille Rufel, Jacques François, Francis Coffinet, Marc de Jonge
Music
Eric Levi
Cinematography
Jean-Yves Le Mener
Runtime
105 min
Country
France, Mexico
Languages
French

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