La Chèvre (1981)

7.394 minDirector: Francis Veber

1981 French film

La Chèvre (English title: Knock on Wood, literal translation: The goat) is a 1981 buddy cop comedy film written and 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. It’s an international co-production film between France and Mexico.

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

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La Chèvre (1981) — When the accident-prone daughter of a French businessman disappears in Mexico and the detective sent down to find her returns empty-handed, the businessman's company psychologist comes up with an unusual plan - send someone equally accident-prone to find her. Despite detective Ca
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