The Madman of Lab Four (1967)
This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes the users fall in love. He is chased by his boss, the police, and spies, who seek to secure the secret recipe for their own selfish purposes. A shadowy American underworld figure tries to intimidate the inventor. A half-hearted attempt at comedy tries to go along with the double dealing and trickery of the thin plot of the film.
- Released
- 1967-11-29
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jacques Besnard
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 19 votes
Cast
- Jean Lefebvre as Eugène Ballanchon, scientific researcher, single
- Maria Latour as Régine, Mr. Beauchard's spy
- Bernard Blier as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
- Michel Serrault as Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory
- Pierre Tornade as DST inspector
- Pierre Brasseur as Father Ballanchon
- Margo Lion as Mrs. Ballanchon, Eugène's mother
- Robert Dalban as Merchant, spy in the laboratory
- Mario David as Mario
- Henri Virlogeux as Scholar
- André Chaumeau as Baron
- Jean Franval as DST inspector
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