The Brain

"Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing."

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

as Arthur Lespinasse

Bourvil

as Anatole

David Niven

as Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'

Eli Wallach

as Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia

Silvia Monti

as Sofia Scannapieco, Frankie's sister

Raymond Gérôme

as Commissioner

Fernand Guiot

as Inspector Mazurel, assistant to the commissioner

Jacques Balutin

as Inspector Pochet

Jacques Ciron

as Inspector Dubœuf

Patrick Préjean

as Belgian Sergeant of the armoured car

Robert Dalban

as Belgian soldier of the armored car (with a cold)

Raoul Delfosse

as Belgian soldier of the armored car

Roland Monk

as Belgian soldier of the armored car

Mario David

as Jean-François, antique dealer in Le Havre

Henri Génès

as Chief warden of Poissy prison

Yves Barsacq

as Warden of Poissy prison

Dominique Zardi

as Warden of Poissy prison

Max Montavon

as Antique dealer in Le Havre, Jean-François’ partner

Paul Mercey

as André, the flooded owner of the 5th floor

Henri Attal

as Member of the Colonel's gang

Tommy Duggan

as Superintendent Cummings

Sophie Grimaldi

as Blonde on the train

Roger Lumont

as Boss of the shop

John Rico

as Member of the Italian mafia

Arch Taylor

as Member of the Italian mafia

Trevor A. Stephens

Pierre Tornade

as Belgian Soldier in Armored Car (uncredited)

Micha Bayard

as André's Wife (uncredited)

Gérard Hernandez

as Policeman in Le Havre (uncredited)

César Torres

as (uncredited)

Yvon Dihé

as (uncredited)

Crew

Gérard Oury

Director

Danièle Thompson

Writer

Marcel Jullian

Writer

Gérard Oury

Writer

Gérard Guérin

Assistant Director

Marc Monnet

Assistant Director

Madeleine Billeaud

Assistant Director

Bernard Mongourdin

Assistant Director

Jean-Marie Poiré

Assistant Director

Jean-Claude Sussfled

Assistant Director

François Nadal

Assistant Director

Colette Crochot

Script

Georges Gillet

Administration

Guy Azzi

Administration

Paulette Boréal

General Manager

Jacques Pignier

General Manager

Marguerite Capelier

General Manager

André Domage

Camera Operator

Roger Gleyze

Assistant Camera

Roger Tellier

Assistant Camera

Robert André

Assistant Decorator

Marc Desages

Assistant Decorator

Théobald Meurisse

Assistant Decorator

Robert Christidès

Props

Tanine Autré

Costume Mistress

Monique Archambault

Makeup Department Head

Monique Archambault

Hair Department Head

Alex Archambault

Makeup Department Head

Alex Archambault

Hair Department Head

Michel Deruelle

Makeup Artist

Laurence Leininger

Editor

Dominique Amy

Sound Editor

Colette Leloup

Sound Editor

Marcel Corvaisier

Sound Assistant

Vartan Karakeusian

Sound Assistant

Pierre Durin

Special Effects

Paulette Andrieux

Editorial Manager

Philippe Lejour

Dialogue Coach

Jean-Charles Meunier

Animation

Louis Hochet

Sound Engineer

The American Breed

Music

Alain Poiré

Producer

Paul Joly

Executive Producer

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Wladimir Ivanov

Director of Photography

Albert Jurgenson

Editor

Jean André

Production Design