---
title: 'The Big Operator (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Pinoteau'
released: '1976-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-operator-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074584/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big Operator (1976)

1976 · 100 min · Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Le Grand Escogriffe

## Synopsis

The Big Operator is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Yves Montand.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Pinoteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-pinoteau)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Pinoteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-pinoteau), [Michel Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-audiard), [Jean Vautrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-vautrin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Collomb](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-collomb)
- **Editor:** [Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-josephe-yoyotte)

## Cast

- [Roger Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-browne)
- [Giovanna Sanfilippo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanna-sanfilippo)
- [Valentina Cortese](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-cortese)
- [Jole Silvani](https://cinepixo.com/people/jole-silvani)
- [Brizio Montinaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/brizio-montinaro)
- [Adolfo Celi](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-celi)
- [Aldo Maccione](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-maccione)
- [Agostina Belli](https://cinepixo.com/people/agostina-belli)
- [Yves Montand](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-montand)
- [Geoffrey Copleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-copleston)
- [Gianni Cavina](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-cavina)
- [Guy Marchand](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-marchand)
- [Ely Galleani](https://cinepixo.com/people/ely-galleani)
- [Claude Brasseur](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-brasseur)

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