In this black comedy, Fred (Jean-Louis Trintingnant) works for an insurance company as a computer engineer. Fred is bored with enduring the trials of his shrewish wife, so, after using actuarial tables to calculate the most common means of death, he cleverly prepares the family bathroom and brings about her demise. For a while he is content with his new freedom, but then he recognizes that a friend is in a similar situation.
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The Undertaker Parlor Computer Cast
Name |
Character |
Jean-Louis Trintignant
He was 45, now 93 years old
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as Fred Malone |
Bernadette Lafont
She was 37, 74 years old when she died
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as Louise |
Claude Miller
He was 34, 70 years old when he died
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Anémone
She was 25, 68 years old when she died
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Lea Massari
She was 42, now 91 years old
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as Gloria |
Riccardo Salvino
He was 32, now 80 years old
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as Robert |
Michel Blanc
He was 23, now 72 years old
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Mireille Darc
She was 37, 79 years old when she died
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as Charlotte |
Bernard Fresson
He was 44, 71 years old when he died
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as Delouette |
Claude Piéplu
He was 52, 82 years old when he died
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as Pierre |
Claudia Marsani
She was 17, now 65 years old
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as Virginia |
Béatrice Costantini
She was 28, now 77 years old
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as la 1ère secrétaire |
The Undertaker Parlor Computer Crew
Name |
Department |
Gérard Pirès as Director. He was 33 (now 82) years old
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Directing |