Summary
Georges Lachaunaye is a member of an impoverished aristocratic family which needs money to live but of course doesn't want to work for it. He therefore has to think of something drastic in order for the family to survive. And then it comes to him: he'll rob the collection boxes in churches.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 69
Letterboxd · 939 ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for comedies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1963
August 28, 1963
63 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
and 24 more31 people
- BourvilGeorges Lachaunaye
- Francis BlancheChief Insp. Cucherat
- Jean PoiretRaoul
- Jean YonnelMattieu Lachaunaye
- Jean TissierInspector Bridoux
- Véronique NordeyFrançoise Lachaunaye
- Bernard LavalettePrefect of Police
- Marcel PérèsChief Inspector Raillargaud
Jean GallandBishop
Solange CertainJuliette Lachaunaye
Denise PéronneClaire Lachaunaye
Roger LegrisSacristain of Saint-Étienne du Mont- GDGuy DenancyCuré of Saint-Étienne du Mont
Richard FrancœurClergyman with a toothache
Rudy LenoirInspector Quiqueville
Max DesrauClergyman at statue Ste-Cécile
Jean-Claude RémoleuxInspector Bartin
Albert MichelSacristain
Gloria FranceCafe patron
Gérard HoffmannOne-eyed log looter
Claude MansardGrocer
René-Jean ChauffardInspector guarding Raoul- JCJo CharrierInspector
Dominique ZardiTramp (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Jean-Pierre Mocky Director, Screenplay
- Luc Andrieux Assistant Director
- Alice Ziller Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Michel Servin Writers' Assistant, Novel
- Alain Moury Dialogue, Writers' Assistant
Production · 6
- Henri Diamant-Berger Producer
- Jérôme Goulven Producer
- Margot Capelier Unit Manager
- Suzanne Wiesenfeld Unit Manager
- Paul Laffargue Production Manager
- Ludmilla Goulian Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography
- Roger Forster Still Photographer
- Jean-Marie Maillols Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Marguerite Renoir Editor
- Raymonde Guyot Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Joseph Kosma Original Music Composer
- René Sarazin Sound
Art · 4
- Pierre Tyberghein Production Design
- Jean Fouchet Title Designer
- Rino Mondellini Art Department Assistant
- André Labussière Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Louis Dor Makeup Artist
- Jacques Heim Wardrobe Assistant
Other crew · 1
- Michèle Girot Administrative Assistant
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