Vincent, François, Paul and the Others
# Vincent, François, Paul and the Others

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (French: Vincent, François, Paul et les autres) is a 1974 French film directed by Claude Sautet based on the novel La grande Marrade by Claude Néron.

## Plot

Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce.

## Cast

* Yves Montand as Vincent
* Michel Piccoli as François
* Serge Reggiani as Paul
* Gérard Depardieu as Jean Lavallee
* Stéphane Audran as Catherine
* Marie Dubois as Lucie
* Umberto Orsini as Jacques
* Ludmila Mikaël as Marie
* Antonella Lualdi as Julia
* Catherine Allégret as Colette
* Betty Beckers as Myriam
* Yves Gabrielli as Michel
* Jean Capel as Jamain
* Mohamed Galoul as Jo Catano
* Jacques Richard as Armand
* David Tonelli as Marco
* Nicolas Vogel as Clovis
* Jean-Denis Robert as Pierre
* Myriam Boyer as Laurence
* Daniel Lecourtois as Georges
* Pierre Maguelon as Farina
* Maurice Auzel as Simon

## Reception

Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars.

