Le tatoué, also known as The Million dollar tattoo, or The Tattoo, or The tattoo man, is a French-Italian comedy movie from 1968, directed by Denys de La Patellière, written by Alphonse Boudard, and starring by Jean Gabin and Louis de Funès.
Plot
In an artist’s studio, rich Parisian art dealer Félicien Mézeray sees the old soldier Legrain, whose back has a tattoo by Modigliani. This he sells unseen to two American dealers and the rest of the film revolves around his efforts to literally get the skin off Legrain’s back. The price Legrain wants is the restoration of his old family home in the country, which turns out to be the huge crumbling castle of Paluel in remote Périgord, while he turns out to be the last and extremely eccentric Count of Montignac. The plot bears a very strong resemblance to Saki's short story The Background.
Cast
Jean Gabin : Comte Enguerand, Louis, Marie de Montignac alias Legrain (legionnaire) Louis de Funès : Félicien Mézeray Paul Mercey : Maurice Pello Jo Warfield : Larsen Donald von Kurtz : Smith Dominique Davray : Suzanne Mézeray Pierre Tornade : the policeman