description Le Magnifique Overview
Le Magnifique, released in 1973, is an international co-production featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jacqueline Bisset. The film is a comedic parody targeting low-budget spy movies and their associated literature. Directed by Philippe de Broca, it employs slapstick elements in its narrative.
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info Le Magnifique Specifications
| Country | France |
| Year | 1973 |
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When was Le Magnifique released?
Le Magnifique was released in 1973 as a French-Italian international co-production. Philippe de Broca directed the 93-minute film.
Who does Jean-Paul Belmondo play in Le Magnifique?
Belmondo plays both François Merlin, a struggling pulp novelist, and Merlin's imagined spy hero Bob Saint-Clair. Jacqueline Bisset plays the woman who inspires the film's romantic and espionage fantasies.
What kind of spy movies does Le Magnifique parody?
It parodies low-budget pulp spy adventures and the exaggerated secret-agent novels that inspired them. The film repeatedly shifts between Merlin's ordinary life and the slapstick fantasy world of Bob Saint-Clair.
Is Le Magnifique also known by another English title?
Yes, it is also known in English as The Man from Acapulco. The alternate title refers to the international distribution of Philippe de Broca's 1973 spy comedy.
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