In this wartime comedy, Gregoire (Jean Lefebvre), an irrepressible tale-spouting French postman, is unable to convince his fellow villagers that he blew up a nearby bridge, thus slowing a German troop movement. Perhaps he actually did it. When a military "accident" leads the Germans into the village seeking the culprit and reprisals, the postman volunteers that he is the guilty party, but even now he is not believed -- even by the Germans. At long last, the Americans arrive, and they are willing to let him look good in front of his countrymen; they make it look as though he captured a whole group of Germans single-handedly. At last, he has his day of glory.
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Executive Producer :
Screenwriter :
Co-producers :
Jacques Bézard, Adolphe Viezzi
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Editor :
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Adaptation :
Jacques-Henri Marin, Richard Balducci, Jacques Besnard
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Location Manager :
François Menny
Technical details
Feature film
Genres :
FictionSub-genre :
ComedyThemes :
WarProduction language :
FrenchCoproducer countries :
France, GermanyOriginal French-language productions :
UnspecifiedNationality :
Majority French (France, Germany)Production year :
1976French release :
08/12/1976Runtime :
1 h 30 minCurrent status :
ReleasedVisa number :
42581Visa issue date :
03/12/1976Approval :
UnknownProduction formats :
35mmColor type :
ColorAspect ratio :
1.66Audio format :
MonoPosters (1)
