Jupiter's Thigh - Cover

Jupiter's Thigh

By Philippe de Broca

1980

Comedy

1h40

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7.4/10

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6.2/10

Synopsis

Antoine, a professor of Greek, and Lise, a police inspector, honeymoon in Greece. There they meet a young couple, Charles, an archaeologist, and Agnes, a dishy flirt. Charles unearths the lovely buttocks of a classical statue and is determined to donate it to the Louvre. Agnes wants to sell it and gets a handsome local sailor to take it for an appraisal. When the sailor is murdered, the police suspect Charles and arrest Antoine as his accomplice. Lise swings into action, but before she can clear the men, Agnes springs them from jail, and now Lise must help them elude the police, find the real murderer, and recover the statue fragment. More art goes missing. What is the statue s secret?

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Célia Bisdorff
Céliarated ★ 10/10
September 24, 2025

Casting

Philippe de Broca

Philippe de Broca

Director

Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Lise Tanquerelle

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Antoine Lemercier

Francis Perrin

Francis Perrin

Charles-Hubert Pochet

Catherine Alric

Catherine Alric

Agnès Pochet

MA

Marc Dudicourt

Spiratos

Roger Carel

Roger Carel

Sacharias

PH

Philippe Brizard

Raoul

AN

Anny Gaylor

Germaine

VA

Vasilis Kolovos

L'inspecteur de police

GA

Gabriel Cattand

Le maire

AL

Alexandre Mnouchkine

Hermann

NI

Nikos Tsachiridis

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