Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- classic comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Antoine Maréchal unknowingly drives a Cadillac packed with stolen money, jewelry, and drugs across Europe.
Bourvil's innocent Antoine is repeatedly placed in conflict with Louis de Funès's criminal Léopold Saroyan.
The audience knows the car contains contraband while Antoine remains an involuntary and unwitting participant in the smuggling scheme.
The route moves from Naples through Italy and across borders toward Bordeaux, turning travel logistics into recurring comic obstacles.
Films like The Sucker, and why
La Grande Vadrouille
shares broad physical comedy, criminal farce, and an energetic road-movie structure
The Pink Panther
shares cross-border crime capers, escalating misunderstandings, and fast-moving comic set pieces
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
shares French ensemble farce, comic incompetence, and criminal entanglements driven by mistaken identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Gérard Oury
- Release Date
- 1965-03-24
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (735)
Cast
- Bourvil
- Louis de Funès
- Venantino Venantini
- Henri Génès
- Beba Lončar
- Alida Chelli
- Lando Buzzanca
- Jacques Eyser
- Henri Virlogeux
- Jean Meyer
Common questions
- What is The Sucker about?
- An unsuspecting shopkeeper becomes the unwitting courier of a gangster's contraband in a buoyant cross-border farce.
- What is The Sucker like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Sucker as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Sucker violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Sucker as mild.
- Which films are like The Sucker?
- Films with a similar feel include La Grande Vadrouille, The Pink Panther, and The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe.
- How long is The Sucker?
- The Sucker runs 111 minutes.
