User rating:
Cast
Bourvil | As: Augustin Bouvet, house painter | |
Louis de Funès | As: Stanislas Lefort, conductor at the Paris Opera | |
Terry-Thomas | As: Squadron Leader Sir Reginald Brook, Royal Air Force | |
Claudio Brook | As: Peter Cunningham | |
Mike Marshall | As: Aircraftman Alan MacIntosh, Royal Air Force |
Storyline
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.
Tagline: | |
Certification: | G |
Cast
Bourvil |
Augustin Bouvet, house painter |
|
Louis de Funès |
Stanislas Lefort, conductor at the Paris Opera |
|
Terry-Thomas |
Squadron Leader Sir Reginald Brook, Royal Air Force |
|
Claudio Brook |
Peter Cunningham |
|
Mike Marshall |
Aircraftman Alan MacIntosh, Royal Air Force |
|
Marie Dubois |
Juliette |
|
Pierre Bertin |
Juliette's grandfather, owner of the Guignol theater |
|
Andréa Parisy |
Sister Marie-Odile |
|
Mary Marquet |
Mother Superior of the Hospices de Beaune |
|
Colette Brosset |
Madame Germaine |
|
Benno Sterzenbach |
Major Achbach |
|
Henri Génès |
Keeper of the Vincennes zoo with the Occitan accent |
|
Paul Préboist |
Fisherman in the boat |
|
Sieghardt Rupp |
Lieutenant Sturmer |
|
Guy Grosso |
The talkative bassoonist of the Paris Opera orchestra |
|
Michel Modo |
Cross-eyed German machine gunner |
|
Rudy Lenoir |
German soldier on patrol |
|
Jacques Bodoin |
Méphistophélès from Faust at the Paris Opera |
|
Reinhard Kolldehoff |
German corporal |
|
Helmuth Schneider |
German officer of the dining car |
|
Hans Meyer |
Otto Weber, elegant SS gruppenführer |
|
Mag-Avril |
Old lady in Juliette's building |
|
Gabriel Gobin |
Resistance fighter, stagehand at the Paris Opera |
|
Paul Mercey |
Mustachioed man at the Turkish Baths |
|
Pierre Roussel |
Peter's table neighbor in the dining car |
|
Pierre Bastien |
Plombin |
|
Peter Jacob |
German general celebrating his birthday at “L’Hôtel du Globe” |
|
Noël Darzal |
Lucien |
|
Jacques Sablon |
Bébert |
|
Jean Droze |
Talkative bassoonist of the Paris Opera orchestra (uncredited) |
|
Catherine Marshall |
Nun at the Hospices de Beaune (uncredited) |
|
Jean-Pierre Posier |
Patrick, mechanic (uncredited) |
|
Alice Field |
Parisian prostitute (uncredited) |
|
Georges Atlas |
Gestapo policeman at Augustin's house (uncredited) |
|
Rémy Julienne |
German biker receiving a pumpkin (uncredited) |
|
Anne Berger |
Marguerite from Faust at the Paris Opera (uncredited) |
|
Guy Bonnafoux |
Turkish bths employee / German officer (uncredited) |
|
Clément Michu |
Railway postal worker at the station (uncredited) |
|
Konrad von Bork |
German Colonel (uncredited) |
|
Jerry Brouer |
German soldier (uncredited) |
|
Percival Russel |
German sentry knocked out (uncredited) |
|
George Birt |
Harry, gunner, Royal Air Force (uncredited) |
|
Nicolas Bang |
John, bomber, Royal Air Force (unaccredited) |
|
Raymond Pierson |
German soldier (uncredited) |
|
Christian Brocard |
Station employee (uncredited) |
|
Sacha Tarride |
The first boy (unaccredited) |
|
Lionel Vitrant |
Barbot (uncredited) |
|
Anthony Stuart |
Dick (uncredited) |
|
Claude Salez |
German officer (uncredited) |
|
Fred Fischer |
German colonel (uncredited) |
|
Édouard Pignon |
Extra at the Paris Opera (uncredited) |
|
Jean Minisini |
German soldier (uncredited) |
|
Joachim Westhoff |
Actor from Faust at the Paris Opera (uncredited) |
|
Tony Rödel |
German non-commissioned officer (uncredited) |
|
Georges-Fréderic Dehlen |
German colonel (uncredited) |
|
Guy Fox |
The fat guy (uncredited) |
|
Jean Landret |
Guide in Chaillot (deleted scene) (uncredited) |
|
Charly Constant |
Ludwig (uncredited) |
|
Rolph Spath |
German aide-de-camp (uncredited) |
|
Gérard Martin |
Harpist of the Paris Opera orchestra (uncredited) |
|
Danièle Thompson |
Extra (uncredited) |
|
Georges Dehneli |
German Commander (uncredited) |
|
Raoul Gola |
Pianist (uncredited) |
|
Horst Miessner |
First German in the hammam (uncredited) |
|
Jean-François Masson |
Second German in the hammam (uncredited) |
|
Bernard Mermod |
Non-commissioned officer, clerk at the Kommandantur (uncredited) |
|
Gary Ramm |
ilot of the German observation plane that follows the gliders (uncredited) |
|
Claude Rouillard |
Second fisherman in the boat (uncredited) |
|
Georges Ruseckis |
SS chief in Paris (uncredited) |
|
Joachim Weshoff |
Faust at the Paris Opera (uncredited) |
Directed By
Gérard Oury |
Director |
|
Francine Corteggiani |
Continuity |
|
Serge Vallin |
Assistant Director |
|
Lucile Costa |
Assistant Director |
|
Gérard Guérin |
Assistant Director |
|
Claude Clément |
First Assistant Director |
|
Writing Credits
Danièle Thompson |
Screenplay |
|
Georges Tabet |
Dialogue |
|
Gérard Oury |
Screenplay |
|
Marcel Jullian |
Screenplay |
|
André Tabet |
Dialogue |
|
Jean-Charles Tacchella |
Writer |
|
Production Crew
Georges Vallon |
Production Manager |
|
Pierre Saint-Blancat |
Production Manager |
|
Robert Dorfmann |
Producer |
|
Edited By
Albert Jurgenson |
Editor |
|
Janine Oudoul |
Assistant Editor |
|
Laurence Leininger |
Assistant Editor |
|
Costume and Makeup
Léon Zay |
Costume Design |
|
Tanine Autré |
Costume Design |
|
Odette Berroyer |
Makeup Artist |
|
Pierre Berroyer |
Makeup Artist |
|
Sound
Georges Auric |
Original Music Composer |
|
Urbain Loiseau |
Sound |
|
Antoine Bonfanti |
Sound |
|
Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris |
Musician |
|
Robert Benedetti |
Conductor |
|
Jacques Météhen |
Conductor |
Visual Effects
Camera
Claude Renoir |
Director of Photography |
|
Alain Douarinou |
Camera Operator |
|
André Domage |
Camera Operator |
|
Vladimir Ivanov |
Director of Photography |
|
Gérard Streiff |
Camera Operator |
|
Raymond Streiff |
Camera Operator |
|
René Mary |
Camera Operator |
|
Lighting
Art Department
Jean André |
Production Design |
|
Robert André |
Decorator |
|
Robert Christidès |
Decorator |
|
Théobald Meurisse |
Decorator |
|
Gabriel Béchir |
Decorator |
|
Other Crew
Claude Carliez |
Stunt Coordinator |
|
Hector Berlioz |
Compositor |
|
Reviews & Recommendations
Video Gallery
Coming Soon...
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon...