While a terrorist epidemy strikes the world leaders, the commissaire San-Antonio and his partner, the lieutenant Bérurier, have to escort the French ambassador in a British hotel. But after a negligence of Bérurier (one more little sex affair...), San-Antonio witnessed, helpless, to the ambassador's abduction, organized by a gorgeous Italian girl. Back to Paris, San-Antonio is dismissed by the police chief, Achille Hachille. A real godsend for Bérurier, who get promoted... But soon, the situation degenerates, when the president of the Republic mysteriously disappears. Immediate reaction from Police Minister : San-Antonio is the only one who can save the day. He has 48 hours and a secret squad to find the president. At the Elysée, San-Antonio finds Bérurier, the official investigator. But now, it's every man for himself : who will be the first to find the President ?
Acting
Depardieu's committed chaos vs Lanvin's confused straight man
Costume
Schulz's villain wardrobe deserves better film
Production
Elysée Palace sets scream 'we spent budget here'
Director
Frédéric Auburtin
Gérard Lanvin
le commissaire San-Antonio
Gérard Depardieu
l'inspecteur Bérurier
Barbara Schulz
Marianne
Luis Rego
Pinaud
Michel Galabru
Achille
Ériq Ebouaney
Jérémie Blanc
Robert Hossein
Le ministre de l'intérieur / The Minister
Jérémie Renier
Toinet
Michèle Bernier
Berthe
Jean-Roger Milo
Mathias
Patrick Médioni
Van Gogh
Guilhem Pellegrin
Le secrétaire de l'Elysée
Lucy Harrison
La masseuse
Marc Faure
Son Excellence
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on 173 novels by 'San-Antonio' (pseudonym of Frédéric Dard), this was France's attempt at a national Bond spoof—arriving decades too late to matter.
The 3.5 TMDB average is generous; French critics called it 'unfilmable' made film. Auburtin co-directed 'Paris je t'aime' the same year—presumably to cleanse palate.
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