Based on Molière’s play. The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven’t spoken to their father yet. Read More »
Tag Archives: Jean Girault
Judge Roy Bean / Le juge (1971) Federico Chentrens, Jean Girault, Pierre Perret, Robert Hossein, Silvia Monti
The Judge is a parody western about Judge Roy Bean. Read More »
The Gendarme gets married / Le gendarme se marie (1968) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Jean Lefebvre, Geneviève Grad
The gendarme Cruchot meets the widow Josepha. They quickly fall in love but Cruchot’s daughter Read More »
The Troops of St. Tropez / Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Geneviève Grad, Michel Galabru
The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. Read More »
The Exchange Student AKA Les grandes vacances (1967) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Ferdy Mayne, Martine Kelly
Charles Bosquier, a role apparently written for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial headmaster of a French strict boarding school. Read More »
Pouic-Pouic / Squeak-Squeak (1963) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Mireille Darc, Roger Dumas, Comedy
Léonard Monestier has made his fortune trading on the stock exchange. His eccentric wife Cynthia almost bankrupts him by selling some of his shares to buy an oil concession in South America. Read More »
Faites sauter la banque! / Let’s Rob the Bank (1964) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Yvonne Clech, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Comedy, Crime
Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family’s life savings in an African mine, on his banker’s recommendation. Read More »
L’Année sainte / Holy Year (1976) Jean Girault, Jean Gabin, Jean-Claude Brialy, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Comedy
Max, a master thief, is spending some time behind bars, having been captured by a determined and crafty police officer. He has hidden a sizable amount of gold in Italy and is patiently waiting to get out so he can retrieve it. His prison companion wants to get out now and get the gold. So they escape, dress as priests and fly off for Italy.
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