Les Compères

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Les Compères
Directed by Francis Veber
Produced by Jean-Claude Bourlat
Written by Francis Veber
Starring Gérard Depardieu
Pierre Richard
Anny Duperey
Music by Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography Claude Agostini
Editing by Marie-Sophie Dubus
Distributed by European International
Release date(s) Flag of France November 23
Flag of the United States March 1
Running time 92 min.
Country France
Language French
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Les Compères (English title: ComDads) is a 1983 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, and starring Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Richard and Anny Duperey.

This movie was remade as Fathers' Day (1997).

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[edit] Plot

A teenaged son has run away from home. His father is ineffective at finding him, so his mother contacts two former lovers from around the time her son was conceived, telling them that the child is their son and asking them to look for him. One of them (Depardieu) is a tough journalist investigating the Mafia, while the other (Richard) is a timid former teacher who was on the verge of committing suicide when he received the telephone call. The two former boyfriends finally meet, and together they locate the son. In the end the son tells both Depardieu and Richard (while the other is out of earshot) that his mother thinks that he is the father. Thus, the son adopts both of them as his fathers, and also reconciles with his real father.

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[edit] Trivia

  • The title translates literally as "The Accomplices." It is a pun, as the word "père" means "father" in French.

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