Chèvre (The Goat), La

NR, 91 min. Directed by Francis Veber. Starring Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, Michel Robin, Pedro Armendariz Jr.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., April 27, 2000

This French box-office hit is a comedy about a detective (Depardieu), whose work is hampered by his employer’s accountant The movie was remade in America in 1991 as Pure Luck with Martin Short.

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Chèvre (The Goat), La, Francis Veber, Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, Michel Robin, Pedro Armendariz Jr

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