The Toy (1976)

★ 6.9 1h 35m IMDb

When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. Gradually befriending the spoiled boy, he induces him to play at making a newspaper, unveiling publicly the tyrannical way of life of the father. The powerful emotional climax we experience with the child astonishes both men.

The Toy

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Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard as François Perrin, journalist Age 91 · Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays (originally de Fays, his grandfather changed the spelling for unknown reasons), 16 August 1934 in Valenciennes, Nord) is a popular Fr...
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet as Pierre Rambal-Cochet, powerful businessman Died 2022 · Paris, France Michel Bouquet (6 November 1925 – 13 April 2022) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1947 to 2020. He won the Best Actor European Film Award for Toto the Hero in...
Fabrice Greco
Fabrice Greco as Eric Rambal-Cochet, son of Pierre Age 61 · Paris, France
Jacques François
Jacques François as Mr. de Blénac, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Died 2003 · Paris, France Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30...
Daniel Ceccaldi
Daniel Ceccaldi as The family man Died 2003 · Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France Daniel Ceccaldi (July 25, 1927 – March 27, 2003) was a French actor. He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father Lucien Darbon in...
Charles Gérard
Charles Gérard as The photographer, colleague of François Died 2019 · Constantinople, Turkey Charles Gérard (born Gérard Adjémian, 1 December 1922 – 19 September 2019) was a French actor and director. He appeared in more than fifty films beginning in 1957. In many films he worked with directo...

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