Vincent, François, Paul and the Others () is a 1974 French film directed by Claude Sautet based on the novel La grande Marrade by Claude Néron.
Plot
Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce.
Cast
Yves Montand as Vincent
Michel Piccoli as François
Serge Reggiani as Paul
Gérard Depardieu as Jean Lavallee
Stéphane Audran as Catherine
Marie Dubois as Lucie
Umberto Orsini as Jacques
Ludmila Mikaël as Marie
Antonella Lualdi as Julia
Catherine Allégret as Colette
Betty Beckers as Myriam
Yves Gabrielli as Michel
Jean Capel as Jamain
Mohamed Galoul as Jo Catano
Jacques Richard as Armand
David Tonelli as Marco
Nicolas Vogel as Clovis
Jean-Denis Robert as Pierre
Myriam Boyer as Laurence
Daniel Lecourtois as Georges
Pierre Maguelon as Farina
Maurice Auzel as Simon
Reception
Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars.