Summary
Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 71GoodWatch 73
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.9
Running time
2 h 8 min
Longer than most adventure movies, +25 min on the typical 103
typical 103128Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Released
1965
October 22, 1965
61 years ago
Genres
AdventureComedyDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Italy
and 18 more22 people
- Lino VenturaLaurent Dannecker
- BourvilHector Valentin
- Marie DuboisJackie Keller
- Jean-Claude RollandMick Évratte
- Jess HahnCalderon aka "Nénesse"
- Michel ConstantinSkida
- Hénia SucharChristiane, Mick's wife
- Reine CourtoisYvonne Didier
- NSNick StephaniniCasimir Therraz, contractor
Roger JacquetCapester, trucker
Michel CharrelCuirzepas, man on the radio
Pierre FragBouvreuil aka "Fanfan", the injured
Marcel PérèsJubo, cook
François VibertKeller
Marc EyraudMonsieur Mulot, educator
Paul CrauchetPelissier, accountant
Mick BessonRaoul, the mobster who complains about the kidneys
Frédéric SantayaRaoul Scarella, the poor box looter
Henri CzarniakStan Boricki, the man with dark glasses
Marcel BernierMan from Therraz (uncredited)
Sylvain LévignacRaoul's friend (uncredited)
Georges GuéretMan from Therraz (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Robert Enrico Director, Writer
- Pierre Cosson Assistant Director
- Françoise Bettiol Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- José Giovanni Novel, Dialogue
Production · 2
- Michel Ardan Producer
- Gérard Beytout Producer
Camera · 1
- Jean Boffety Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jacqueline Meppiel Editor
Sound · 2
- François de Roubaix Original Music Composer
- Robert Biard Sound
Art · 1
- Jean Saussac Set Decoration, Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Louis Dor Makeup Artist
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