Marche à l'ombre

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Marche à l'ombre

1984

1h 30m

6.5(185 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Two friends, one a musician the other constantly depressed wander around Greece and France till they get to Paris without a penny to their name. Here they spend nights in the underground, and squat in houses with the African immigrants. One day they both fall in love with Mathilde a blond dancer and follow her to New York.

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48 members

Acting

Michel Blanc

Denis

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Gérard Lanvin

François

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Sophie Duez

Mathilde

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François Berléand

Police inspector receiver

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Bernard Farcy

Monsieur Christian

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Mimi Félixine

Marie-Gabrielle

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Béatrice Camurat

Martine

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Katrine Boorman

Katrina

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Jean-François Dérec

Raymond, hotel boss

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Didier Agostini

1st Racketeer

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Georges Zsiga

2nd Racketeer

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Pascal Gruselle

3rd Racketeer

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Philippe Auriault

Young man on motorbike

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Dominique Besnehard

Coffee boy

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Carole Brenner

Perfume shop saleswoman

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Pierre Forget

Fence

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Marie Pillet

Fence's wife / Junkie coming out of the toilet

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Maka Kotto

Joseph

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Prosper Niang

Prosper

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Guy Laporte

Trucker

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Didier Pain

Nurse

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Théo Légitimus

Joseph's cousin

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Jean-Simon Prévost

Retiree

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Gilberte Géniat

Retiree

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Alain Lachassagne

Prostitute's client

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Jocelyne Poggioli

Prostitute

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Louba Guertchikoff

Crazy woman from the hospital

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Jacques Delaporte

Junky

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Lydia Ewandé

Cousin

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Erick Desmarestz

Internal

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Yves Elliot

Godson

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Jean-Marc Maurel

Inspector at the police station

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Eric Picou

Transvestite

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Crew

Redha

Choreographer

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Nelly Co-Quat

Dancer

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Thierry Gondet

Dancer

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Georgette Kalakobé

Dancer

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André de Laroche

Dancer

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Sophie Tellier

Dancer

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Michel Sebban

Dancer

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Patrice Valero

Dancer

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Yasmine Texier

Dancer

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Catherine Varda

Dancer

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Patrick Bruel

Metro guitarist (uncredited)

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Véronique Barrault

Supermarket saleswoman (uncredited)

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Jean Cherlian

Man loading boxes into truck (uncredited)

Directing

Patrice Leconte

Man at the Katrina show (uncredited)

Acting

Jean Odoutan

(uncredited)

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