| Les Anges gardiens | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Marie Poiré |
| Written by | Christian Clavier Jean-Marie Poiré |
| Produced by | Alain Terzian Charles Wang |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Christian Clavier |
| Cinematography | Christophe Beaucarne Jean-Yves Le Mener Christophe Legal |
| Edited by | Catherine Kelber |
| Music by | Eric Lévi |
| Production companies | Gaumont TF1 Films Production Funny Films Vaudeville Productions |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Buena Vista International |
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| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French English Cantonese Italian |
| Budget | $18.4 million |
| Box office | $39.1 million |
Les Anges gardiens (English: "Guardian Angels") is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was the highest-grossing non-English language film of 1995 with $39.1 million.
Cast and roles
- Gérard Depardieu as Antoine Carco (and his 'guardian angels')
- Christian Clavier as Father Hervé Tarain (and his 'guardian angels')
- Eva Grimaldi as Regina Podium
- Yves Rénier as Yvon Radmilo aka. 'la pince'
- Eva Herzigová as Tchouk Tchouk Nougat
- Jean Champion as Grandfather of Father Tarain
- Anna Gaylor as Grandmother of Father Tarain
- Dominique Marcas as Mother Angelina
- Julien Courbey as Jérôme
- Françoise Bertin as Madame Albert
- François Morel as The steward
- Philippe Nahon as Taxi driver
- Armelle as A nurse
- Darren Shahlavi as Gangster 2
- Mouss Diouf
- Fabienne Chaudat
Reception
The film opened at number one at the French box office with a gross of 48.6 million Francs ($9.7 million), the largest opening for a French film in at least the prior five years. It stayed at number one for four weeks.
References
- "Les Anges gardiens". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Klady, Leonard (February 19, 1996). "B.O. with a vengeance: $9.1 billion worldwide". Variety. p. 1.
- "International Box Office". Variety. 23 October 1995. p. 14.
$9,716,567; $1=5FF
- Groves, Don (23 October 1995). "Home-grown pix bestride o'seas B.O.". Variety. p. 14.
- "International Box Office". Variety. 13 November 1995. p. 16.
External links
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