Uranus (film)

Uranus is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists.

It was directed and written by Claude Berri and Arlette Langmann, based on a novel by Marcel Aymé. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

 * Michel Blanc as Gaigneux
 * Gérard Depardieu as Léopold Lajeunesse
 * Jean-Pierre Marielle as Archambaud
 * Philippe Noiret as Watrin
 * Gérard Desarthe as Maxime Loin
 * Michel Galabru as Monglat
 * Danièle Lebrun as Mrs. Archambaud
 * Fabrice Luchini as Jourdan
 * Daniel Prévost as Rochard
 * Myriam Boyer as Mrs. Gaigneux
 * Ticky Holgado as Mégrin, lawyer
 * Vincent Grass as Ledieu
 * Florence Darel as Miss Archambaud
 * Yves Afonso as the brigadier
 * Josiane Lévêque as Andréa Lajeunesse

Reception
The film opened at number one at the Paris box office with a first week gross of 4.9 million Franc ($1 million) from 48 screens.