by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Jean-Claude Roland and Lino Ventura play Nick and Laurent, a pair of not completely rehabilitated ex-convicts in Les Grandes Gueules. The twosome is hired by Hector (Bourvil), a well-meaning, unworldly sawmill owner. At first refusing to take their lumberjacking jobs seriously, the larcenous parolees gradually realize that a whole new life has been offered them by the ingenuous owner. A pleasant, leisurely comedy-drama, Les Grandes Gueules might have been more effective with a quarter hour or so whittled out of its 130-minute running time. The film's English-language title is Jailbirds' Vacation.
characteristics
- Revenge
- Retribution
- Retaliation
- Prison
- Rival
- Sawmill
- Vigilante
- Vengeance
- Vendetta
- Avenge
- Lumberjack
- Company
- Commerce
- Business
- Brig
