The Annuity (1972)
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In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in Saint-Tropez. Galipeau sniffs the windfall. Following his advice, Martinet agrees to give it in life to the brother of the doctor, Emile, and then rushes back to a health of iron. Worse, he even survives the war. Galipeau, exhausted, decide to use the great means to get rid of the importunce who persists in thwarting their project ...
- Released: 1972-01-19
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 40m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 146 votes
Directed by Pierre Tchernia.
Top cast
- Michel Serrault as Louis Martinet
- Claude Brasseur as Noël Galipeau à 39 ans
- Rosy Varte as Elvire Galipeau
- Odette Laure as Marguerite Galipeau
- Jean-Pierre Darras as Emile Galipeau
- Michel Galabru as Léon Galipeau
- Yves Robert as Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
- Jean Richard as Jo (un voyou)
- René Aranda
- Yves Barsacq as Un officier de gendarmerie
Where to watch The Annuity
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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