- La Chèvre
Infobox Film
name = La Chèvre
image_size = 230px
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director =Francis Veber
producer = Alain Poirè
writer = Francis Veber
narrator =
starring =Pierre Richard Gérard Depardieu
music =Vladimir Cosma
cinematography =
editing =
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released = flagicon|FranceDecember 9 ,1981
flagicon|MexicoDecember 1 ,1982
flagicon|USJuly 26 ,1985
runtime = 95 min
country =France Mexico
language = French
Spanish
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amg_id = 1:27886
imdb_id = 0082183"La Chèvre" (English title: "Knock on Wood", literal translation: "The Goat") is a 1981 French
comedy film directed byFrancis Veber , starringPierre Richard andGérard Depardieu . It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo.An American version of this film was made in 1991, starring
Danny Glover andMartin Short , entitled "Pure Luck ".Plot
"La Chèvre" features Depardieu as private
detective Campana, hired to find Marie, the daughter of a rich businessman, who disappeared while vacationing inMexico . The case turns out to be complicated - several attempts to find her have already failed. Apsychologist , who works for the businessman, suggests a plan. Marie is known to be extremely unlucky and accident-prone; the psychologist advises sending someone equally accident-prone to find her, on the theory that what happened to her may also happen to him, and thus, following her steps with the detective along, the daughter can be found and returned home. Richard's character is an awkward, accident-prone accountant who works for the businessman, and is chosen to implement the scheme. The adventures of an odd duo begin...Cast and roles
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Pierre Richard — François Perrin
*Gérard Depardieu — Campana
*Pedro Armendáriz Jr. — The Captain
* Corynne Charbit — Marie Bens
*Maritza Olivares
*André Valardy — Meyer
*Jorge Luke — Arbal
*Sergio Calderón — Prisoner
*Michel Robin — Alexandre Bens
*Robert Dalban — The technician
*Jacqueline Noëlle
*Michel Fortin — The man at Orly
*Marjorie Godin
*Jean-Louis Fortuit
*Pulcher Castan ources
* [http://www.filmsdefrance.com/FDF_La_Chevre_rev.html La Chevre/Knock On Wood] at Films de France site.
External links
*imdb title|0082183
* [http://www.commeaucinema.com/bandes-annonces=20765-ba-11.html Trailer]
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