La Folie des grandeurs Delusions of Grandeur |
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Don Salluste's hat.
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Directed by | Gérard Oury |
Produced by | Alain Poiré |
Written by | Gérard Oury Danièle Thompson Marcel Jullian |
Based on |
Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo |
Starring |
Louis de Funès Yves Montand Alice Sapritch Jaime de Mora y Aragón |
Music by | Michel Polnareff, Hervé Roy |
Cinematography | Henri Decae Wladimir Ivanov |
Edited by | Albert Jurgenson |
Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release date
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8 December 1971 |
Running time
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108 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $41.7 million |
Delusions of Grandeur (French: La Folie des grandeurs) is a 1971 French comedy film directed by Gérard Oury.
Based on Victor Hugo's play, Ruy Blas, a tax collector of the 17th century Spanish court (Louis de Funès) tries to retrieve his job with the help of his valet (Yves Montand).
The English version of the film was released by Synkronized USA.