Overview

A brilliant swindler, Olivier Parker, hires a small-time pipe salesman, Amédée, to swindle a naive provincial, Ferdinand Galiveau, a chicken merchant. Renamed Teddy Morton and now a jockey, Amédée must ride a mare on which Ferdinand, advised by Parker, must bet. Absolutely convinced of his mystification, Parker bets on an oddball who, of course, loses, while at the last minute Galiveau, having bet on an outsider, wins a fortune. All Parker has to do is find another sucker.

Cast

Louis de Funès, Fernand Gravey, Jean Richard, Jacques Duby, Darry Cowl, Micheline Dax, Jacques Dufilho, Max Révol

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What is "Slightly Ahead" about?

A brilliant swindler, Olivier Parker, hires a small-time pipe salesman, Amédée, to swindle a naive provincial, Ferdinand Galiveau, a chicken merchant. Renamed Teddy Morton and now a jockey, Amédée must ride a mare on which Ferdinand, advised by Parker, must bet. Absolutely convinced of his mystification, Parker bets on an oddball who, of course, loses, while at the last minute Galiveau, having bet on an outsider, wins a fortune. All Parker has to do is find another sucker.

When was "Slightly Ahead" released?

Slightly Ahead was released in 1956.

Who stars in "Slightly Ahead"?

The cast includes Louis de Funès, Fernand Gravey, Jean Richard, Jacques Duby.

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