| Heavy Duty | |
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| French | Convoi exceptionnel |
| Directed by | Bertrand Blier |
| Written by | Bertrand Blier |
| Produced by | Olivier Delbosc |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Christian Clavier |
| Edited by | Marion Monestier |
| Music by | Grégoire Hetzel |
| Distributed by | Orange Studio |
Release date |
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| Countries | France Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $785,000 [1] |
Heavy Duty (French: Convoi exceptionnel) is a French film directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier. It premiered on 13 March 2019.[2]
Plot
Two men, one dressed in an overcoat and one dressed in rags, possess a script detailing their lives and deaths.[3]
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Raoul Taupin
- Christian Clavier as Foster
- Farida Rahouadj as Esther Combasse
- Alex Lutz as Edouard
- Audrey Dana as Zoé
- Alexandra Lamy as Sabine
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Arthur Combasse
- Sylvie Testud as Jennifer
- Bouli Lanners as Patrick Boyard
- Guy Marchand as The old producer
- Charlie Dupont as Labouze
- Philippe Magnan as Inspector Bonito
- Isabelle de Hertogh as The baker
- Jean Dell as Jérôme Le Réveillé
Production
The film is produced by Curiosa Films, Ouille Productions and Versus Production, with co-production support from Orange Studio. It reunites Christian Clavier and Gérard Depardieu who previously starred as Asterix and Obelix in two films.[3] It also reunites Blier and Depardieu, who had collaborated on films such as Going Places, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Buffet froid and Merci la vie.[4]
Filming began on 16 February 2018 and wrapped up on late March.[3]
References
- ↑ "Heavy Duty". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ "Les 20 films les plus attendus en 2019". Le Point (in French). 3 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 Engelen, Aurore (2018-03-05). "Shooting kicks off in Brussels on Bertrand Blier's new film, Convoi exceptionnel". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ↑ AFP (2018-02-22). "Bertrand Blier tourne un nouveau film avec Depardieu". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-10.
External links
- Heavy Duty at IMDb
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