Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1974)

  • NR
  • 11/11/1974 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 53m

Overview

Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce. The strains on the men begin to show particularly in François and Paul's friendship and in Vincent's health. A younger man, Jack, becomes attractive to Lucie, François's wife. Another young friend, the boxer Jean, who's like a son to Vincent and whose girlfriend is pregnant, has taken a bout with a merciless slugger. Has happiness eluded this circle of friends?

Claude Sautet

Director, Screenplay

Claude Néron

Novel

Jean-Loup Dabadie

Screenplay

Cast

Yves Montand's headshot

Yves Montand

Vincent, entrepreneur
Michel Piccoli's headshot

Michel Piccoli

François, médecin
Serge Reggiani's headshot

Serge Reggiani

Paul, écrivain, journaliste
Gérard Depardieu's headshot

Gérard Depardieu

Jean Lavallée, ami de Vincent
Umberto Orsini's headshot

Umberto Orsini

Jacques
Stéphane Audran's headshot

Stéphane Audran

Catherine, l'ex-femme de Vincent
Antonella Lualdi's headshot

Antonella Lualdi

Julia, la femme de Paul
Marie Dubois's headshot

Marie Dubois

Lucie, la femme de François

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