Happy New Year (La Bonne Année) 51 years old

Happy New Year

Gangster with his accomplice prepares to take part in the "first psychological hold-up in the history of crime". Next door to the jewellers of Van Cleef & Arpels, on the Croisette, in Cannes, the find the shop of a beautiful antiques dealer who befriends the group. The driver and the antiques dealer fall in love. He is friendly but unrefined, she is cultivated and independent, but discovers that talking with Simon shows up her vanity, and she desires a simple and clean love. The hold-up which had been planned for a long time by the driver is shown to be more sophisticated than his methods of seduction.

Credits

Happy New Year Cast

Name Character
Frédéric de Pasquale He was 42, 70 years old when he died as Henri
Silvano Tranquilli He was 47, 71 years old when he died as l'amant italien
Françoise Fabian She was 40, now 91 years old as Françoise
Lino Ventura He was 53, 68 years old when he died as Simon
Claude Mann He was 32, now 83 years old as Claude
Bettina Rheims She was 20, now 71 years old as Nicole
André Falcon He was 48, 84 years old when he died as le bijoutier
Michel Bertay He was 20, now 71 years old as le chauffeur de taxi
Charles Gérard He was 46, 92 years old when he died as Charlot
Mireille Mathieu She was 26, now 77 years old as herself
Lilo de la Passardière as Mme Félix
Georges Staquet He was 40, 78 years old when he died as le commissaire
Harry Walte as l' inspecteur
Michou as himself
Gérard Sire He was 46, 50 years old when he died as le directeur de la prison

Happy New Year Crew

Name Department
Pierre Uytterhoeven as Screenplay. He was 26 (now 24) years old Writing
Georges Klotz as Editor. Editing
Jean Collomb as Director of Photography. He was 50 (90) years old when He died Camera
Bernard Bats as Sound Engineer. He was 28 (now 79) years old Sound
Happy New Year poster
Happy New Year (51 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 13, 1973
  • Runtime: 115 minutes