The Madman of Lab Four (1967)

  • NR
  • 11/29/1967 (FR)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 30m

Overview

This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes the users fall in love. He is chased by his boss, the police, and spies, who seek to secure the secret recipe for their own selfish purposes. A shadowy American underworld figure tries to intimidate the inventor. A half-hearted attempt at comedy tries to go along with the double dealing and trickery of the thin plot of the film.

Jacques Besnard

Director, Writer

René Cambon

Novel

Jean Halain

Writer

Cast

Jean Lefebvre's headshot

Jean Lefebvre

Eugène Ballanchon, scientific researcher, single
Maria Latour's headshot

Maria Latour

Régine, Mr. Beauchard's spy
Bernard Blier's headshot

Bernard Blier

Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
Michel Serrault's headshot

Michel Serrault

Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory
Pierre Tornade's headshot

Pierre Tornade

DST inspector
Pierre Brasseur's headshot

Pierre Brasseur

Father Ballanchon
Margo Lion's headshot

Margo Lion

Mrs. Ballanchon, Eugène's mother
Robert Dalban's headshot

Robert Dalban

Merchant, spy in the laboratory

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