Rene the Cane
1977· 97 min· France
CrimeDramaComedy
"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.
- Director
- Francis Girod
- Country
- France, Italy
Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Sylvia Kristel
MP
Michel Piccoli
SP
Stefano Patrizi
DB
Daniel Breton

Catherine Castel
ÉB
Évelyne Bouix
RG
Riccardo Garrone
JR
Jean Rigaux
LV
Lionel Vitrant
MC
Marie-Pierre Castel
MJ
Maurice Jacquemont
PB
Philippe Brizard
RV
Raymonde Vattier
RG
René Girier
OD
Orchidea De Santis

Valérie Mairesse
JC
Jean Carmet
GC
Georges Conchon

Venantino Venantini
JJ
Jacques Jouanneau