In this uneven take-off on some reluctant resistance fighters in World War II, a family of musicians find themselves the unwilling hosts of a segment of the German High Command when their Paris mansion is taken over by the occupying forces. What happens next is a series of individual skits, cameo appearances, and zany interludes that are not necessarily as strung together as they are strung out. Characters include: Adolph Hitler's melodious half-brother whose singing style is hilariously close to that of Julio Iglesias, a "good" German officer, stereotypical of any of those found in post-World War II movies, and a woman who provides the comedy in a 1970s television talk show when she expounds on what really happened in the Paris villa back when.
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Actors (36)
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Executive Producers :
Bernard Artigues, Christian Fechner
Original ideas :
Christian Clavier, Martin Lamotte
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Assistant Operators :
Florent Bazin, Philippe Piffeteau, Muriel Edelstein, Tessa Racine, Dominique Gentil
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François Gédigier, Laurence Leininger, Annick Menier
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Assistant directors :
Philippe Besnier, Robin Katz, Pierre Sisser
Screenwriters :
Jean-Marie Poiré, Martin Lamotte, Christian Clavier
Sound recordists :
Daniel Brisseau, Gérard Lamps, Jean-Claude Laureux
Camera operators :
Philippe Brun, Jean-Yves Escoffier, Yves Rodallec
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Patrick Cauderlier, Daniel Vérité
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Technical details
Feature film
Genres :
FictionSub-genre :
ComedyThemes :
WarProduction language :
FrenchProduction country :
France (100.0%)Original French-language productions :
UnspecifiedNationality :
100% French (France)Production year :
1983French release :
26/10/1983Runtime :
1 h 47 minCurrent status :
ReleasedVisa number :
57.287Visa issue date :
26/10/1983Approval :
UnknownProduction formats :
35mmColor type :
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