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The Tattoo is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Denys de La Patellière released in USA on 10 october 1968 with Jean Gabin

The Tattoo (1968)

The Tattoo
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Released in USA 10 october 1968
Length 1h25
OriginFrance
Genres Comedy
Rating64% 3.246063.246063.246063.246063.24606

Le tatoué, also known as The Million dollar tattoo, or The Tattoo, or The tattoo man, is a French–Italian comedy movie from 1968, directed by Denys de La Patellière, written by Alphonse Boudard, and starring by Jean Gabin and Louis de Funès.

Synopsis

In an artist’s studio, rich Parisian art dealer Félicien Mézeray sees the old soldier Legrain, whose back has a tattoo by Modigliani. This he sells unseen to two American dealers and the rest of the film revolves around his efforts to literally get the skin off Legrain’s back. The price Legrain wants is the restoration of his old family home in the country, which turns out to be the huge crumbling castle of Paluel in remote Périgord, while he turns out to be the last and extremely eccentric Count of Montignac.

Actors

Jean Gabin

(Comte Enguerand de Montignac, dit « Legrain »)
Louis de Funès

(Félicien Mézeray)
Paul Mercey

(Pellot)
Yves Barsacq

(Le postier)
Joe Warfield

(Larsen)
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