The Umbrella Coup

1980 film by Gérard Oury
Movie film Q1196439
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The Umbrella Coup

Summary

The Umbrella Coup is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Umbrella Coup's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Umbrella Coup was directed by Gérard Oury[4].
  • Gérard Oury wrote the screenplay for The Umbrella Coup[5].
  • Danièle Thompson wrote the screenplay for The Umbrella Coup[6].
  • The Umbrella Coup's composer is recorded as Vladimir Cosma[7].
  • The Umbrella Coup's genre is comedy film[8].
  • The Umbrella Coup's genre is crime film[9].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Pierre Richard[10].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Valérie Mairesse[11].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Gordon Mitchell[12].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Gérard Jugnot[13].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Maurice Risch[14].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Dominique Lavanant[15].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Christine Murillo[16].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Vittorio Caprioli[17].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Gert Fröbe[18].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Axelle Abbadie[19].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Mike Marshall[20].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Didier Cherbuy[21].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Didier Sauvegrain[22].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Jean-Jacques Moreau[23].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Léon Zitrone[24].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Marie-Pierre Casey[25].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Patrick Lecocq[26].
  • A cast member of The Umbrella Coup was Philippe Bruneau[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Umbrella Coup was produced by Alain Poiré[28]. It was directed by Gérard Oury[4]. Screenwriters include Gérard Oury[5] and Danièle Thompson[6]. Cast members include Pierre Richard[10], Valérie Mairesse[11], Gordon Mitchell[12], Gérard Jugnot[13], Maurice Risch[14], and Dominique Lavanant[15].

Publication

Publication dates include October 8, 1980[29] and November 14, 1980[30]. The original language of The Umbrella Coup was French[31]. Genres include comedy film[8] and crime film[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Bulgarian umbrella inspired The Umbrella Coup[32].

Why It Matters

The Umbrella Coup ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 80565
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 80565, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 14404
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 17704, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 13w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 32936
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5318]]: 32936, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296257476|Le coup du parapluie (#296257476)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8117|César film ID"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 173469
    Producer → Alain Poiré
    Publication date → +1980-10-08T00:00:00Z, +1980-11-14T00:00:00Z
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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