The Three Brothers (film)

For other films, see Three Brothers (disambiguation) § Film and television.

"Les Trois-Frères" redirects here. For the cave, see Cave of the Trois-Frères.

The Three Brothers (French: Les Trois Frères) is a 1995 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan alongside their Les Inconnus partner Pascal Légitimus.

The Three Brothers
Directed by	Didier Bourdon Bernard Campan
Written by	Didier Bourdon Bernard Campan
Produced by	Claude Berri et al
Starring	Didier Bourdon Bernard Campan Pascal Légitimus
Cinematography	Alain Choquart
Edited by	Gerard Klotz
Music by	Olivier Bernard Didier Bourdon
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	13 December 1995 (1995-12-13)
Running time	105 min
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$7.2 million
Box office	$46 million (France)[1][2]

Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus

The film won the award for Best Debut at the César Awards in 1996.

Plot

Three brothers meet each other for the first time after their mother's death. Believing that they will inherit her fortune, they quickly spend their money. However, when the inheritance does not transpire, the brothers become closer as they try to work out what to do.

Casting

• Didier Bourdon : Didier Latour
• Bernard Campan : Bernard Latour
• Pascal Légitimus : Pascal Latour
• Antoine du Merle : Michael Rossignol
• Anne Jacquemin : Marie
• Marine Jolivet : Christine Rossignol
• Annick Alane : Geneviève Rougemont
• Pierre Meyrand : Charles-Henri Rougemont
• Isabelle Gruault : Marie-Ange Rougemont
• Marie-Christine Adam : Sandra
• Bernard Farcy : Monsieur Steven
• Élie Semoun : Brice
• Henri Courseaux  : Mᵉ Larieux
• Jean-François Pastout : Mᵉ Gonzales
• Yolande Moreau & Bruno Lochet : PMU's owners
• Jacky Nercessian : le présentateur du Millionnaire
• Pascal N'Zonzi : The recruiter
• Chick Ortega : le chef cuisinier

Reception

It was the highest-grossing French film of the year with a gross of $46 million.^[1]