Les Anges gardiens
{{Infobox film
|name = Les Anges gardiens
|image = les-anges-gardiens.jpg
|caption =
|director = Jean-Marie Poiré
|producer = Alain Terzian
Charles Wang
|writer = Christian Clavier
Jean-Marie Poiré
|starring = Gérard Depardieu
Christian Clavier
|music = Eric Lévi
|cinematography = Christophe Beaucarne
Jean-Yves Le Mener
Christophe Legal
|editing = Catherine Kelber
|studio = Gaumont
TF1 Films Production
Funny Films
Vaudeville Productions
|distributor = Gaumont Buena Vista International
|released = {{Film date|1995|10|11|df=yes}}
|runtime = 110 minutes
|country = France
|language = French
English
Cantonese
Italian
|budget = $18.4 million{{cite web|url=http://jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3970|title=Les Anges gardiens|accessdate=13 May 2019}}
|gross = $39.1 million{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|date=February 19, 1996|title=B.O. with a vengeance: $9.1 billion worldwide|last=Klady|first=Leonard|page=1}}
}}
Les Anges gardiens (English: "Guardian Angels") is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was the highest-grossing non-English language film of 1995 with $39.1 million.
Cast and roles
- Gérard Depardieu as Antoine Carco (and his 'guardian angels')
- Christian Clavier as Father Hervé Tarain (and his 'guardian angels')
- Eva Grimaldi as Regina Podium
- Yves Rénier as Yvon Radmilo aka. 'la pince'
- Eva Herzigová as Tchouk Tchouk Nougat
- Jean Champion as Grandfather of Father Tarain
- Anna Gaylor as Grandmother of Father Tarain
- Dominique Marcas as Mother Angelina
- Julien Courbey as Jérôme
- Françoise Bertin as Madame Albert
- François Morel as The steward
- Philippe Nahon as Taxi driver
- Armelle as A nurse
- Darren Shahlavi as Gangster 2
- Mouss Diouf
- Fabienne Chaudat
Reception
The film opened at number one at the French box office with a gross of 48.6 million Francs ($9.7 million),{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|page=14|date=23 October 1995|title=International Box Office|quote=$9,716,567; $1=5FF}} the largest opening for a French film in at least the prior five years.{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|page=14|date=23 October 1995|title=Home-grown pix bestride o'seas B.O.|last=Groves|first=Don}} It stayed at number one for four weeks.{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|page=16|date=13 November 1995|title=International Box Office}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDB title|0112366}}
{{Jean-Marie Poiré}}
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Category:French crime comedy-drama films
Category:Films directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Category:1990s French-language films
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