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'Le tatou', also known as 'The Million dollar tattoo',[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqaRQo02FYg Louis de Funes et Jean Gabin 1968 / Le Tatoue / Original Promo] on 'youtube.com' or 'The Tattoo', or 'The tattoo man', is a French-Italian comedy movie from 1968, directed by Denys de La Patellire, written by Alphonse Boudard, and starring by Jean Gabin and Louis de Funs.

Plot



In an artists studio, rich Parisian art dealer Flicien Mzeray sees the old soldier Legrain, whose back has a tattoo by Modigliani. This he sells unseen to two American dealers and the rest of the film revolves around his efforts to literally get the skin off Legrains back. The price Legrain wants is the restoration of his old family home in the country, which turns out to be the huge crumbling castle of Paluel in remote Prigord, while he turns out to be the last and extremely eccentric Count of Montignac.

The plot bears a very strong resemblance to Saki's short story 'The Background'.

Cast



* Jean Gabin : Comte Enguerand, Louis, Marie de Montignac alias Legrain (legionnaire)

* Louis de Funs : Flicien Mzeray

* Paul Mercey : Maurice Pello

* Jo Warfield : Larsen

* Donald von Kurtz : Smith

* Dominique Davray : Suzanne Mzeray

* Pierre Tornade : the policeman

References




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