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The African is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Philippe de Broca released in USA on 11 november 1983 with Catherine Deneuve
The African (1983)
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Add to a movie listL'Africain est un film français réalisé par Philippe de Broca et sorti en 1983. Il est le premier film diffusé sur La Cinq, avec une coupure publicitaire.
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Charlotte (Catherine Deneuve) travaille pour une agence de voyages parisienne et doit créer un nouveau club de vacances. Elle décide de l'établir dans l'Afrique des grands lacs au contact des pygmées. Elle se rend en Afrique à la recherche d'un site, en compagnie de Paul Planchet (Jean-François Balmer) qui n'apprécie pas du tout de quitter son confort habituel.Actors
Catherine Deneuve
(Charlotte)
Philippe Noiret
(Victor)
Jean-François Balmer
(Paul Planchet)
Jean Benguigui
(Aristote Poulakis)
Jacques François
(Le docteur Patterson)
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