The Man with Connections
1970 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 120 VOTES · DIR. Claude Berri
Overview
Following "The Two of Us", Claude is now 21 years old. Content with his life, he has a girlfriend Tania and he aspires to become an actor. When he receives his draft notice, a friend convinces Claude he can get out of military service with his connections in Paris. When the connections fall through, Claude is sent for basic training outside Paris before being shipped off to Algeria. His stops in Morocco and Algeria are uneventful as far as military action goes. He returns home with few bad memories of his army life ...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,157 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:51 July 1955.
00:04:09 I thought you had connections!
00:07:36 What if he does love her?
00:09:52 Regards, Major.
00:12:32 I didn't feel like making love.
00:17:47 Get in the truck!
00:21:18 It'd be bad for me, I wanted to join the paras.
00:24:34 She wants children but no husband.
00:28:01 Brillac. - Here.
00:30:26 What could Lieutenant Casanova want?
00:33:15 I'm telling you all this now...
00:37:32 Did you shoot?
00:41:37 B.B.?!
00:45:56 "To Claude, my little private. His Bribri for life."
00:51:31 Hurry up! Come on, get outside!
00:56:22 Come on, hands up!
01:01:25 Chief, he's here!
01:04:58 And you?
01:09:06 Do you hear me?
01:15:04 You divide the bum into four squares.
01:17:38 ...take advantage of his duties to exempt his comrades...
01:21:19 I saw you when you were a major.
01:24:55 Charity, ladies and gentlemen!
01:31:44 We are very grateful to the Moroccan civil and military authorities for their support.
Cast & Characters
Guy Bedos
Claude Langmann
Yves Robert
The Father
Rosy Varte
The Mother
Georges Géret
Corsican Adjutant Feracci
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Lieutenant Casanova
Zorica Lozić
Tania
Claude Piéplu
The Major
Coluche
Marquand
Claude Melki
Léon Kudierman
Nina Demestre
Arlette
Fabien Belhassen
A twin
Jacky Belhassen
A twin
Bouboule
Gilbert Caron
Jo Dalat
Jean-Pierre Delage
Gabrielle Doulcet
Concierge
Albert Drif
Serge Grigérov
Jean-Alain Huguenard
Bernard Ladrière
Jérôme Richard
Conscript
Maurice Risch
Adjutant Clochon
Gerald Robard
Buddy
André Thorent
Commander
Johnny Wessler
Conscript
Gérard Zimmermann
Conscript
Claude Berri
Military doctor (uncredited)
Michel Berreur
Soldier (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,157
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:00:51
Final line01:31:44
Production Record
DirectorClaude Berri
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes120
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