The Magnificent One

THE WRITER'S DREAM, HIS REALITY, AND THE TYPEWRITER IN-BETWEEN

A writer of pulpy book series in which he's the hero and his beautiful English roommate is the love interest attempts to finish his new book in time at the publisher's demand.

Jean-Paul Belmondo

(François Merlin / Bob Saint-Clar)

Jacqueline Bisset

(Christine / Tatiana)

Vittorio Caprioli

(Georges Charron / Colonel Karpov)

Hans Meyer

(Colonel Collins)

Monique Tarbès

(Mrs. Berger)

Mario David

(Traffic policeman in the rain)

Bruno Garcin

(Pilu)

Raymond Gérôme

(General Pontaubert)

Jean Lefebvre

(The Electrician)

Fabrizio Moresco

(Student with Pipe)

André Weber

(The Plumber)

Hubert Deschamps

(Typewriter Seller)

Bernard Musson

(The French Interpreter who speaks Czech)

Thalie Frugès

(Publishing House Hostess)

René Barrera

(The Chinese / The Bride)

Rodrigo Puebla

(Benson)

Jean-Pierre Rambal

(The Lecturer)

Gaëtan Noël

(Doctor)

Micha Bayard

(Charron's Secretary)

Roger Muni

(The Doctor at the Airport)

Victor Jarson

Caline Bautte

Claude Salino

Jean-Paul Jarre

Max Desrau

(The Albanian Interpreter who speaks Romanian)

Robert Berri

(The Commander)

Lucienne Legrand

(Woman)

Guy Simonnet

Sébastien Floche

(The Serbian Interpreter who speaks Russian)

Laure Moutoussamy

(Charron's Friend)

Michel Thomass

(Fake Pope)

Pierre Assena

(Jean (uncredited))

Maurice Auzel

(Airport Mechanic (uncredited))

Jack Bérard

(The Russian Interpreter who speaks Czech (uncredited))

Philippe de Broca

(Second Plumber (uncredited))

Henri Czarniak

(Soldier (uncredited))

Raoul Guylad

(The Albanian (uncredited))

Charly Koubesserian

(Guard (uncredited))

Alexandre Mnouchkine

(Paramedic at the back of Ambulance (uncredited))

Louis Navarre

(The Romanian Interpreter who speaks Serbian (uncredited))

José Paul

(Merlin's Son (uncredited))

Jacques Wajsmark

(Minor Role (uncredited))