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Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese poster
Original title
Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages
Directed by
Michel Audiard
Genre
comedy film, heist film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two aging gangsters and a young woman team up for a heist in Paris and on the French Riviera. They navigate a series of comedic mishaps while planning their crime.

lightheartedwittyfast-pacedquirkyplayfulfun

What happens

Leontine (French: Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages) is a 1968 French comedy crime film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Françoise Rosay, Bernard Blier and Marlène Jobert. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and on location around Paris and Menton on the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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