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Status
Released
Release
1973
Runtime
1h 44m
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Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. One day, after a run-in with his boss, he rebels. He wrecks his apartment, rejects every facet of bourgeois life, and begins acting like an urban, modern-day Neanderthal.
28 Cast Members
Michel Piccoli
Themroc
Miou-Miou
Neighbor
Béatrice Romand
Themroc’s Sister
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Neighbor
Jeanne Herviale
Themroc’s Mother
Marilù Tolo
The Secretary
Romain Bouteille
A Worker / The Surprising Boss / The Neighbor / The Cop
Henri Guybet
A worker
Coluche
The young neighbor / A worker / A cop
Patrick Dewaere
The Mason
Jean Aron
Paul Barrault
Stéphane Bouy
Un ouvrier/Un policier
Madeleine Damien
François Dyrek
Un policier
Michel Fortin
Un ouvrier/Un CRS
Henri Guybet
Un ouvrier
Jean-Michel Haas
François Joxe
Marie Kéruzoré
