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Let’s Not Get Angry (1966): Cast & Plot

Let’s Not Get Angry (1966) movie poster

Let’s Not Get Angry is a 1966 crime comedy directed by Georges Lautner, starring Lino Ventura as Antoine Beretto, Jean Lefebvre and Mireille Darc. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.

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Let’s Not Get Angry (1966) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 40m (100 min)
Director
Georges Lautner
Genres
Comedy , Crime
Original language
French
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Let’s Not Get Angry About?

The premise of Let’s Not Get Angry without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Former gangster Antoine has settled into a peaceful retirement on the coast, running a local boating club. His routine is shattered when an old associate turns up asking for a loan that is supposed to be repaid by a dangerous criminal now in hiding. Determined to reclaim what’s owed, Antoine is drawn back into the underworld.

Let’s Not Get Angry Themes & Keywords

· 32 tags
  • simca car
  • theft
  • woman slaps a man
  • murder
  • parody comedy
  • escape
  • man
  • france
  • golf
  • horse
  • shower
  • slapped in the face
+20 more
  • hotel room
  • hotel
  • gang
  • explosion
  • dead body in a car trunk
  • car trunk
  • breaking and entering
  • gun
  • friendship
  • ex gangster
  • ship owner
  • riviera
  • nice france
  • gangster
  • southern france
  • haunted by the past
  • englishman
  • bookmaker
  • parody
  • title spoken by character
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Cast & crew

Let’s Not Get Angry Cast & Characters

Lino Ventura leads the cast as Antoine Beretto, with Jean Lefebvre as Léonard Michalon and Mireille Darc as Églantine Michalon. Directed by Georges Lautner; 13 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Let’s Not Get Angry

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From the director

More from Georges Lautner

More films directed by Georges Lautner: Stranger in the House, The Murdered House, The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque and La Cage aux Folles 3.

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Plot

Let’s Not Get Angry Plot Summary

What happens in Let’s Not Get Angry from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Antoine Beretto, a.k.a. “Tonio” Lino Ventura is a former gangster who has rebuilt his life running a boat rental, waterskiing, and diving school in Collioure. Two former accomplices, now hunted by the anti-gang brigade, visit him seeking a loan and a sea escape to Italy. He reluctantly agrees and advances them four million (40,000 new francs).

Full summary

The whole story of Let’s Not Get Angry, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Let’s Not Get Angry?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is Antoine Beretto's nickname?

Details

Let’s Not Get Angry Also Known As

12 alternative titles, including “Zachovejme klid” and “Ne nous fâchons pas”.

Also known as
  • Zachovejme klid
  • Ne nous fâchons pas
  • Licenza di esplodere
  • Nimm's leicht - Nimm Dynamit
  • Los gangsters no se jubilan
  • Mundo Novo Mundo Louco
  • Нека да не се караме
  • Не будем ссориться
  • 我们别生气
  • 女王陛下のダイナマイト
  • My se nehněváme
  • Bli inte förbannad... du blir bara arg

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FAQ

Let’s Not Get Angry FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Let’s Not Get Angry, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Let’s Not Get Angry?

Let’s Not Get Angry runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).

When was Let’s Not Get Angry released?

Let’s Not Get Angry was released on April 20, 1966.

Who directed Let’s Not Get Angry?

Let’s Not Get Angry was directed by Georges Lautner.

More films by Georges Lautner

Who is in the cast of Let’s Not Get Angry?

Let’s Not Get Angry stars Lino Ventura as Antoine Beretto, Jean Lefebvre as Léonard Michalon and Mireille Darc as Églantine Michalon, among 13 credited actors.

Does Let’s Not Get Angry have a post-credit scene?

No. Let’s Not Get Angry has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Let’s Not Get Angry in?

The original language of Let’s Not Get Angry is French.

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