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Male Hunt

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Male Hunt
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa Chasse à l'homme
Directed byÉdouard Molinaro
Screenplay byFrance Roche
Dialogue byMichel Audiard
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAndréas Winding
Edited by
  • Robert Isnardon
  • Monique Isnardon
Music by
Production
companies
  • Procinex
  • Mondex Films
  • Filmsonor
  • Euro International Films
Distributed by
  • Gaumont (France)
  • Euro International Films (Italy)
Release dates
  • 18 September 1964 (1964-09-18) (Italy)
  • 22 September 1964 (1964-09-22) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office$12.5 million[1]

Male Hunt[2][3][4] (French: La chasse à l'homme; Italian: Caccia al maschio) is a 1964 comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Jean-Claude Brialy, Catherine Deneuve, Marie Laforêt, Claude Rich, Françoise Dorléac and Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Plot

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It is the day that Antoine, a Paris advertising man, is to marry the lovely Gisèle and his best man Julien, a divorced statistician, tries to talk him out of it with tales of the hard times he had from women, ending in entrapment by his stunning secretary Denise, a professional virgin. Going into a bistro for a quick drink before they drive to the wedding, the owner Fernand, a retired villain and pimp, tells the two of his exploits that ended in marriage to pretty but pushy Sophie. Antoine decides to run for it, taking one of the tickets for the honeymoon in Greece and giving the other to Fernand. On board ship, he falls for the delectable Sandra, a professional confidence woman, who cleans him out of his money but eventually agrees to marry him. Fernand comes back with an old millionairess, former brothel owner, who drives a Rolls-Royce. At the wedding of Antoine and Sandra, Julien falls for a sweet brunette.

Cast

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Reception

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Male Hunt recorded admissions of 1,664,555 in France.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "La Chasse à l'homme (1964)". JP Box-Office (in French).
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (20 April 1965). "Screens: 'Male Hunt' Opens at the Paris Theater". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ Blake, Meredith (8 December 2013). "Edouard Molinaro, director of 'La Cage Aux Folles,' dies at 85". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ Tobey, Matthew. "La Chasse A L'Homme (1964) – Édouard Molinaro". AllMovie. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Box office Jean-Paul BELMONDO". Box Office Story (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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