# The Brain (1969)

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**Original title**: *Le Cerveau*
**Runtime**: 115 min
**Genres**: Crime, Comedy
**Directed by**: Gérard Oury
**Written by**: Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson, Marcel Jullian
**Starring**: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, David Niven, Eli Wallach, Silvia Monti, Raymond Gérôme

> *The Brain has rocked the world with laughter!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Two small-time crooks pick the wrong weekend to rob a Brussels-bound cash train. What follows is a series of mistaken identities and escalating chaos. The film’s frantic energy outruns its modest ambitions.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, playful, unhinged

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