The Brain (1969 film)

The Brain
Original film poster
Directed by	Gérard Oury
Produced by	Alain Poiré
Written by	Gérard Oury Marcel Jullian
Starring	Jean-Paul Belmondo Bourvil David Niven Eli Wallach Silvia Monti
Music by	Georges Delerue
Cinematography	Wladimir Ivanov
Edited by	Albert Jurgenson
Production company	Gaumont
Distributed by	Paramount
Release dates	7 March 1969 (1969-03-07) (France)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France Italy
Language	French
Budget	24,000,000 ₣
Box office	5,547,000 admissions (France)

The Brain (French: Le Cerveau) is a 1969 French comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, about a second train robbery by the brains of the Great Train Robbery.

Plot

Two clumsy French thieves, Anatole and Arthur, plan a spectacular heist: the attack of a freight train which carries from Paris to Brussels the secret funds of NATO. They do not know that another team is planning the same attack, the same one which performed the Glasgow-London Great Train Robbery; the team is headed by "The Brain" (David Niven), a British criminal mastermind whose massive brain is so heavy that, when he has a strong emotion, he cannot keep his head upright. The Brain has also a deal with the Sicilian mafia.

Reception

The film was the most popular movie at the French box office in 1969.

External links

• The Brain at IMDb
• The Brain at AllMovie