7.22
135 min
A foundling, raised in the circus, Sam Lion becomes a businessman after a trapeze accident. However, when he reaches fifty and becomes tired of his responsibilities and of his son Jean-Philippe, he decides to disappear at sea. However, he runs into Albert Duvivier, one of his former employees. He comes to realise that he has ignored the important things in his life.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo | Sam Lion | Unowned |
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Richard Anconina | Albert Duvivier aka Al, Sam's fired employee | Unowned |
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Marie-Sophie L. | Victoria, daughter of Sam | Unowned |
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Jean-Philippe Chatrier | Jean-Philippe Lion, son of Sam | Unowned |
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Lio | Yvette, Sam's first wife | Unowned |
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Daniel Gélin | Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father | Unowned |
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Béatrice Agenin | Corinne Lion, Victoria's mother | Unowned |
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Michel Beaune | Maître Vergne, Sam's notary | Unowned |
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Pierre Vernier | Priest of Sam | Unowned |
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Gila von Weitershausen | German tourist in Africa | Unowned |
| Philippe Lorin | Sam's Doctor | Unowned | |
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Annie Philippe | Sam's secretary | Unowned |
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Céline Caussimon | Al's sister | Unowned |
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Alexis Gruss | Monsieur Loyal | Unowned |
| Nicolas Mallet | Sam at 3 years old | Unowned | |
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Firmin Gruss | Sam at 7 years old | Unowned |
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Stephan Gruss | Sam at 16 years old | Unowned |
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Paul Belmondo | Sam at 20 years old | Unowned |
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Jacques Bonnot | Guide | Unowned |
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Max Fournel | Carousel boss | Unowned |
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Patricia Grillo | Street singer | Unowned |
| Elie Lauer | Head of personnel | Unowned | |
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Jeanne Marine | Al's first fiancée | Unowned |
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Pierre Meunier | Banker | Unowned |
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Joëlle Miquel | UTA hostess | Unowned |
| Charles-Henry Tissot | Al's brother-in-law | Unowned | |
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Wookie Mayer | Prostitute | Unowned |
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Arthur Brauss | Photographer | Unowned |
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Sabi Dorr | 1st German terrorist | Unowned |
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Udo Wachtveitl | 2nd German terrorist | Unowned |
| Gilles Dimicelli | Giant | Unowned | |
| Marcel Guéguan | Dwarf | Unowned | |
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Sabine Haudepin | Al's girlfriend | Unowned |
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Marie Paquim | Victoria at 9 years old | Unowned |
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Nicole Croisille | Singer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Salomé Lelouch | Little girl at the Butte carousel (uncredited) | Unowned |