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Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle transforms the jail-house into a joyful prison, where all the inmates live amicably together.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 42GoodWatch 61
IMDb4.2
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1956
June 29, 1956
70 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
and 12 more18 people
- Michel SimonBenoit, chief guard
- Ded RyselAuguste Tuboeuf, inmate farmer
- Paulette DubostJustine Benoit
- Lisette LebonRosette Benoit
- Michel RouxAndré Chauvin
- Christian AlersSub-prefect
- GBGeorges BaconnetFerdinand Bouchonnet
- Henri CoutetGustave
- Robert DalbanVauclin, inmate gangster
- PDPaul DerlyBreton, safe-cracking inmate
Émile Genevois'Petit Louis', burglar inmate- MHMarguerite HélièsSub-prefect
Marcel RouzéBrigadier
Maryse MartinCharlotte Tuboeuf
Paul FaivreFilasse, poacher inmate
Charles BouillaudBlafard, forger inmate
Alice TissotMadame de St-Leu
Darry CowlMaître Larigot
Directing · 1
- André Berthomieu Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Paul Vandenberghe Writer
- Pierre François Writer
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