The Wise Guys

The Wise Guys
Directed byRobert Enrico
Screenplay byRobert Enrico
José Giovanni
StarringBourvil
Lino Ventura
Music byFrançois de Roubaix
Release date
  • 22 October 1965 (1965-10-22)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office3,593,724 admissions (France)

The Wise Guys (U.S. video title: Jailbirds' Vacation) (French: Les Grandes Gueules) is a 1965 French drama film directed by Robert Enrico, based on a novel by José Giovanni. Featuring two popular male leads in Bourvil and Lino Ventura, it tells the story of a man struggling to get his ancient family sawmill back into production, despite violent opposition from competitors and betrayal by his right-hand man.

It was the eighth most popular film at the French box office in 1965.[1]

  1. ^ "1965 Box Office". Box Office Story.