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Man in the Trunk (1973)

Original title: La Valise

PG · 1973-10-12 · 1h 40m · FR
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A beautiful and thoroughly modern young French women, Francoise, gets involved with an Israeli agent working in Libya. The agent is exposed and in order to save his life, he has to be smuggled out of the country in a trunk ("valise"). Francoise and the agent get through a lot of turbulent adventures, in the process of which the thoroughly liberated young woman also seduces a Libyan agent and an Egyptian officer, who also fall wildly in love with here.

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Francis VeberWriterGeorges LautnerDirector, Writer

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Mireille DarcMireille DarcFrançoiseMichel ConstantinMichel ConstantinCapt. AugierJean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre MarielleMajor BlochJean LefebvreJean Lefebvrele bagagisteMichel GalabruMichel GalabruBabyRobert DalbanRobert DalbanMercierAmidouAmidouAbdulRaoul Saint-YvesRaoul Saint-Yvesl'ambassadeurArch TaylorArch Taylorl'américain

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Genre affinityComedy · AdventureDialogue densityComedyDirector preference300137Actor preference168627 · 204024 · 332290Country preferenceFrDecade preference1970

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What is Man in the Trunk about?

A beautiful and thoroughly modern young French women, Francoise, gets involved with an Israeli agent working in Libya. The agent is exposed and in order to save his life, he has to be smuggled out of the country in a trunk ("valise"). Francoise and the agent get through a lot of turbulent adventures, in the process of which the thoroughly liberated young woman also seduces a Libyan agent and an Egyptian officer, who also fall wildly in love with here.

How long is Man in the Trunk?

Man in the Trunk has a runtime of 100 minutes.