Top Managers (1987)
While his three former college friends - Thierry, Gérard and Francis have made successful careers for themselves in business, Daniel has yet to make the grade. Tired of Daniel's frequent attempts to drag them into ill-considered ventures, Thierry and Gérard decide to play a cruel trick on him by making him think he has won the national lottery.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Claude Zidi, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring François Cluzet, Christophe Malavoy, Claire Nebout, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
François Cluzet
as Thierry Deroc de Plebelecq
Christophe Malavoy
as Gérard Gallois
Claire Nebout
as Claire Decker-Giraudy
Jean-Claude Leguay
as Daniel Boutineau
Gérard Lecaillon
as Francis Carlier
Ana Padrão
as Leading Cast
Roger Dumas
as Commissaire Brunet
Bruno Journée
as Un étudiant
Véronique Genest
as Commissaire Monique Lemercier
Jean-Pierre Bisson
as Bernard Hassler
Hubert Deschamps
as Tonton GadinHakim Ghanem
as Farid, le mécanoCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 104 min |
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