title: Vincent, François, Paul and the Others
text: # Vincent, François, Paul and the Others
  
  Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (French: 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.
  
  