The Octopus (1998)
Le Poulpe
To soften it, you have to hit it
Gabriel, dit Le Poulpe (The Octopus) is a laid-back private investigator who works on cases for his own pleasure. He is drawn to the fictional Loire Valley port of Angerneau, with his lover Clotilde who has been summoned by the police concerning the defacement of a deceased relative's grave. Since Angernau is her home town, she wants to leave it as soon as possible to avoid old acquaintances, but Gabriel stumbles on intriguing events concerning the cargo of a ship in port.
- Date of release
- 1998-10-07
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (56)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Thriller, Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Guillaume Nicloux
Casting
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin — Gabriel Lecouvreur, 'le Poulpe'
- Clotilde Courau — Cheryl
- Julien Rassam — Transvestite
- Stéphane Boucher — Taxi driver
- Julie Delarme — Sandra
- Aristide Demonico — Pedro
- James Faulkner — Thomas
- Céline Cailleau — Chéryl's friend
- Jean-François Gallotte — Bar boss 1
- Nicolas Jouhet — Jaguar driver
- François Levantal — Assailant on the train
- Bruno Lochet — Policeman
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Octopus
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