
The Madman of Lab Four
1967 • Directed by
Jacques Besnard
Comedy
This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes the users fall in love. He is chased by his boss, the police, and spies, who seek to secure the secret recipe for their own selfish purposes. A shadowy American underworld figure tries to intimidate the inventor. A half-hearted attempt at comedy tries to go along with the double dealing and trickery of the thin plot of the film.
Release Date
11/29/1967
Rating
5.9/10
Cast

Jean Lefebvre
Eugène Ballanchon, scientific researcher, single

Maria Latour
Régine, Mr. Beauchard's spy

Bernard Blier
Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang

Michel Serrault
Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory

Pierre Tornade
DST inspector

Pierre Brasseur
Father Ballanchon

Margo Lion
Mrs. Ballanchon, Eugène's mother

Robert Dalban
Merchant, spy in the laboratory