La Chèvre

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La Chèvre

Directed by	Francis Veber
Produced by	Alain Poirè
Written by	Francis Veber
Starring	Pierre Richard Gérard Depardieu
Music by	Vladimir Cosma
Release date(s)	December 9, 1981 December 1, 1982 July 26, 1985
Running time	95 min
Country	France Mexico
Language	French Spanish
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La Chèvre (English title: Knock on Wood, literal translation: The Goat) is a 1981 French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo.

An American version of this film was made in 1991, starring Danny Glover and Martin Short, entitled Pure Luck.

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[edit] Plot

La Chèvre features Depardieu as private detective Campana, hired to find Marie, the daughter of a rich businessman, who disappeared while vacationing in Mexico. The case turns out to be complicated - several attempts to find her have already failed. A psychologist, who works for the businessman, suggests a plan. Marie is known to be extremely unlucky and accident-prone; the psychologist advises sending someone equally accident-prone to find her, on the theory that what happened to her may also happen to him, and thus, following her steps with the detective along, the daughter can be found and returned home. Richard's character is an awkward, accident-prone accountant who works for the businessman, and is chosen to implement the scheme. The adventures of an odd duo begin...