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Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...Read moreLess
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...
The story
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...
Cast & crew
Louis de FunèsLouis-Philippe Fourchaume
Andréa ParisyMarie-Béatrice Fourchaume
Franco FabriziMarcello Cacciaperotti
Michel GalabruScipio
Robert DhéryAndré Castagnier
Colette BrossetCharlotte Castagnier
Pierre DacLe ministre
Jacques LegrasHenri Castagnier, le curé
Michèle AlexandreL'épouse du ministre
Nicole VervilLa mère du petit Francis
Robert RollisUn marin
Georges AdetLe gardien du chantierExplore the crew
- Director
- Robert Dhéry
- Writer
- Robert Dhéry
- Writer
- Claude Clément
- Screenplay
- Jean Carmet
- Editor
- Albert Jurgenson
- Screenplay
- Albert Jurgenson
- Writer
- Colette Brosset
- Screenplay
- Michel Modo
- Producer
- Robert Dorfmann
- Screenplay
- Pierre Tchernia
- Director of Photography
- Jean Tournier