L'Ordinateur des pompes funèbres (1976)
Directed by Gérard Pirès

Comedy
aka: The Undertaker Parlor Computer

Film Synopsis

Fred Malone works as an IT specialist for an insurance company.  As he often arrives home late he has grown accustomed to the continual reproaches meted out to him by his tyrannical wife Gloria.  One day, with the help of his pocket computer, he discovers that by entering his customers' personal data on the computer he can obtain a list of the accidents that are most likely to result in their death.  Having had his fill of married life, Fred decides to perform a little experiment with Gloria.  Once the computer has been loaded with the details of his wife's domestic routine he has in his hands a list of the accidents which are most likely to befall her in her own home.  As Gloria's sudden demise arouses no suspicion Fred is free to begin an affair with his secretary, Charlotte.  It isn't long before the latter's sexual demands become too much for Fred and he wonders if he would not be better off with Louise, the wife of his colleague Delouette.  Now, how is Fred to dispose of his rival..?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Gérard Pirès
  • Script: Mario Bregni, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Domenico Paolella, Gérard Pirès, Walter Kempley (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Michael Seresin
  • Music: Claude Bolling
  • Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant (Fred Malone), Mireille Darc (Charlotte), Bernadette Lafont (Louise Delouette), Lea Massari (Gloria), Claude Piéplu (Piette Tournier), Claudia Marsani (Virginia), Bernard Fresson (Delouette), Riccardo Salvino (Robert), Béatrice Costantini (La première secrétaire), Jean Abeillé, Jean-Claude Andruet, Anémone, Albert Augier, Michel Blanc, Michel Delahaye, Steve Gadler, Jean-Yves Gautier, Evelyne Istria, Jacques Lalande, Daniel Maurin
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: The Undertaker Parlor Computer ; The Probability Factor

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