Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ

Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (Quarter To Two B.C.)
Directed by	Jean Yanne
Written by	Jean Yanne
Produced by	Tarak Ben Ammar, Claude Berri
Starring	Coluche, Michel Serrault, Jean Yanne
Cinematography	Mario Vulpiani
Edited by	Hervé de Luze
Music by	Raymond Alessandrini and Jean Yanne
Release date	6 October 1982 (1982-10-06)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$34,509,292

Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (Quarter To Two B.C.) is a 1982 French film directed by Jean Yanne. The film relates the story of the garage mechanic Ben-Hur Marcel aka Aminemephet (Coluche), who gets wrapped up organizing a plot against Caesar (Michel Serrault). The picture is an anachronistic parody of Bible films like Ben-Hur, somewhat comparable to Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979). It has become a cult film in France.

Cast

• Coluche as Ben-Hur Marcel / Aminemephet
• Michel Serrault as César
• Jean Yanne as Paulus
• Françoise Fabian as Laetitia
• Michel Auclair as Consul Demetrius
• Mimi Coutelier as Cleopatra
• Darry Cowl as Faucuius
• Paul Préboist as The Lion Keeper
• Daniel Emilfork as Tatouius
• Valérie Mairesse as A Prostitute
• André Pousse as A centurion
• Michel Constantin as Secutor
• José Artur as Reginus

Discography

The CD soundtrack composed by Raymond Alessandrini and Jean Yanne was released on the Music Box Records label.

External links

• Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ at IMDb