"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.

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Cast

Gérard Depardieu

René Bornier

Sylvia Kristel

Krista

Michel Piccoli

Ispettore Marchand

Riccardo Garrone

Karl

Jacques Jouanneau

Fourgue

Jean Rigaux

Vieuchêne

Orchidea De Santis

Kim

Venantino Venantini

Carlo

Valérie Mairesse

Martine

Stefano Patrizi

Gino

Jean Carmet

L'indicateur

Suzanne Berthois