Charge! (2000): Cast
Charge! is a 2000 comedy drama directed by Robert Guédiguian, starring Jacques Boudet as Pépé Moliterno, Denis Podalydès and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Robert Guédiguian
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Charge! About?
The premise of Charge! without spoilers.
Two scriptwriter friends with clashing personalities bicker and argue while drafting a modern political screenplay. Their endless debates lead them off‑track, yet their story gradually coalesces around the garage mechanics at Moliterno & Co., who battle a multinational corporation to save their business.
Charge! Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- exclamation point in title
- 2000s
- theater curtain
- reference to pierre de marivaux
- scriptwriting
- scriptwriter
- auto mechanic
- making a movie
- film in film
- brothel
- see through gown
- see through clothes
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- prostitute
- family business
- dysfunctional couple
- predatory capitalism
- sexual desire
- breaking the fourth wall
- class differences
- marriage proposal
- rejecting a marriage proposal
- abduction
- political satire
- greedy businessman
- political drama
- reference to paul cezanne
- mortgage debt
- unpaid bill
- unpaid workers
- female topless nudity
- bella ciao
- female nudity
- marseille france
- friend
- globalization
- garage
- car
- working class
- worker
- widow
- what if
- vignette form
- sex
- script
- screenwriter
- pregnancy
- mortgage
- mechanic
- foreclosure
- film within a film
Charge! Cast & Characters
Jacques Boudet leads the cast as Pépé Moliterno, with Denis Podalydès as Yvan and Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Jean-Do. Directed by Robert Guédiguian; 20 actors are credited in all.
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Director Robert Guédiguian
- Jacques Boudet as Pépé Moliterno
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Denis Podalydès as Yvan - Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Jean-Do
- Ariane Ascaride as Lola
Also Starring in Charge!
· 16 more- Pascale Roberts La mère d'Henri
- Patrick Bonnel Henri Le Branleur
- Gérard Meylan Gigi
- Pierre Banderet M. Moreau
- Alain Lenglet Nils, le banquier
- Christine Brücher Madame Moreau
- Frédérique Bonnal Marthe
- Jean-Jérôme Esposito Le comptable de Monsieur Moreau
- Jacques Pieiller Xavier
- Jacques Germain Le présentateur télé
- Laetitia Pesenti Vanessa
- Miloud Nacer Mouloud
- Danielle Stefan La banquière
- Dunnara Meas Shangaï
- Francis Caviglia Le vieux au Solex
- Romane Dahan Le bébé
Charge! Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “關廠風暴” and “A l'attaque !”.
- Also known as
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- 關廠風暴
- A l'attaque !
- 进攻!
- ¡Al ataque!
- À l'attaque!
- Packen wir's an!
- Do ataku!
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Charge! FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Charge!, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Charge!?
Charge! runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Charge! released?
Charge! was released on April 12, 2000.
Who directed Charge!?
Charge! was directed by Robert Guédiguian.
More films by Robert Guédiguian Who is in the cast of Charge!?
Charge! stars Jacques Boudet as Pépé Moliterno, Denis Podalydès as Yvan and Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Jean-Do, among 20 credited actors.
Does Charge! have a post-credit scene?
No. Charge! has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Charge! in?
The original language of Charge! is French.
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