Le Bourreau des cœurs

Le Bourreau des cœurs is a 1983 French comedy film written and directed by Christian Gion and starring Aldo Maccione.
The film was a commercial success, finishing 24th at the 1983 French yearly box office with 1,652,422 tickets.

Plot

Vittorio, an actor confined to figurative roles, dreams of becoming a movie star. After winning a television competition, "The King of Cinema", he was noticed by Japanese producers and hired to play the role of an actor in a film shot in Tahiti.

Cast

Aldo Maccione as Vittorio Garibaldi
Anna Maria Rizzoli as Ginette
Jean Parédès as Max
André Nader as Pedro
Nico il Grande as Jésus
Jole Silvani as The Mother
Max Desrau as The Father
Hubert Lassiat as The Grandmother
Gillian Gill as The Sister
Jean David Junior as Bébert
Diego Ferrari as Jeannot
Guy Lux as himself
Florence Guérin as The Starlette