Vincent, François, Paul and the Others

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (Vincent, François, Paul et les autres) is a 1974 French film directed by Claude Sautet based on the novel La grande Marrade by Claude Néron.

Plot
Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce.

Cast

 * Yves Montand as Vincent
 * Michel Piccoli as François
 * Serge Reggiani as Paul
 * Gérard Depardieu as Jean Lavallee
 * Stéphane Audran as Catherine
 * Marie Dubois as Lucie
 * Umberto Orsini as Jacques
 * Ludmila Mikaël as Marie
 * Antonella Lualdi as Julia
 * Catherine Allégret as Colette
 * Betty Beckers as Myriam
 * Yves Gabrielli as Michel
 * Jean Capel as Jamain
 * Mohamed Galoul as Jo Catano
 * Jacques Richard as Armand
 * David Tonelli as Marco
 * Nicolas Vogel as Clovis
 * Jean-Denis Robert as Pierre
 * Myriam Boyer as Laurence
 * Daniel Lecourtois as Georges
 * Pierre Maguelon as Farina
 * Maurice Auzel as Simon

Reception
Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars.