Association of Wrongdoers is a 1987 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi

Claude Zidi

Claude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...

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Plot

Gérard and Thierry are business partners who are accused of stealing a safe from a wealthy tycoon in this situation comedy. A practical joke backfires when the two make their colleague Daniel believe he has won the lottery. The owner of the safe calls the police, who chase after the scheming duo. The two steal the safe a second time to cover the loss of the money taken in the first burglary. Monique is the sultry police commissioner and former flame of the robbery victim who investigates the bizarre case.

Cast

• François Cluzet
  François Cluzet
  François Cluzet is a French film and theatre actor, best known in the English-speaking world for starring in the 2006 French film "Tell No One", based on the novel of the same name by the American author Harlan Coben...
  
   as Thierry
• Christophe Malavoy
  Christophe Malavoy
  -Selected filmography:* Madame Bovary* Le Cri du hibou* La Balance* A Captain's Honor* Le Voyage en douce* Death in a French Garden-External links:...
  
   as Gérard
• Véronique Genest
  Véronique Genest
  Véronique Genest is a French actress. She was born Véronique Combouilhaud in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne. She is principally known for her lead role in the French television series Julie Lescaut.- Selected filmography :...
  
   as Monique Lemercier
• Jean-Claude Leguay as Daniel
• Jean-Pierre Bisson as Bernard Hassler
• Claire Nebout
  Claire Nebout
  Claire Nebout is a French actress. She has appeared in 55 films and television shows since 1986. She co-starred in In the Country of Juliets, which was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
  
   as Claire
• Gérard Lecaillon as Francis