The Umbrella Coup

– Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Original Name:
Le Coup du parapluie
The Umbrella Coup (1980) - Also known as Le Coup du parapluie

Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had an appointment. Deluded Lecomte signs contract with them. He is supposed to kill gun dealer Otto Krampe at his birthday party in Saint-Tropez by piercing him with a cap of the umbrella with a built-in syringe with potassium cyanide. Lecomte is not aware that it has to be a real murder.

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The Umbrella Coup (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Oct 1980

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Gérard Oury

Writer:

Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson

Main Actors:

Pierre Richard, Valérie Mairesse, Christine Murillo, Gordon Mitchell

Plot:

A womanizer balances his wife, mistress, and love interest.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10