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THE TOY

by Francis Veber

synopsis

When François, a journalist, is touring a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. All afraid of the despotic industrialist who is also the newspaper's owner, François is forced to agree to this masquerade. Becoming the friend of the child, he induces him, who wants to make a newspaper, to unveil publicly the real tyrannical way of life of his father.

international title: The Toy
original title: Le jouet
country: France
year: 1976
genre: fiction
directed by: Francis Veber
film run: 95'
release date: FR 08/12/1976, DE 07/04/1977, AT 04/1977, BE 12/05/1977, FI 23/09/1977, PT 17/02/1978, SU 06/1978, PL 23/02/1979, NL 03/04/1980, ZS 24/05/1980, RU 13/11/2001, CZ 29/03/2009
screenplay: Francis Veber
cast: Pierre Richard, Michel Bouquet, Fabrice Greco
cinematography by: Étienne Becker
film editing: Gérard Pollicand
art director: Bernard Evein
costumes designer: Michèle Cerf

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