
The Annuity
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1/19/1972Runtime
100 minsGenres
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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 ...
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A wryly amusing tale of greed turned inside-out, where a doctor's scheme to inherit a patient's property unravels across decades as the stubborn old man stubbornly refuses to die. It's a dark comedy about mortality and the thwarting of expectations, told with a mischievous tone.
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Michel Serrault
Louis Martinet

Claude Brasseur
Noël Galipeau à 39 ans

Rosy Varte
Elvire Galipeau

Odette Laure
Marguerite Galipeau

Jean-Pierre Darras
Emile Galipeau

Michel Galabru
Léon Galipeau

Yves Robert
Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)

Jean Richard
Jo (un voyou)
René Aranda

Yves Barsacq
Un officier de gendarmerie

Robert Berri
Un invité du préfet de police

Jean Franval
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