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The Little Bather (1968)

Original title: Le Petit Baigneur

1968-03-22 · 1h 36m · FR
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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...

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Colette BrossetWriterRobert DhéryDirector, WriterClaude ClémentWriter

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Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis-Philippe FourchaumeAndréa ParisyAndréa ParisyMarie-Béatrice FourchaumeFranco FabriziFranco FabriziMarcello CacciaperottiMichel GalabruMichel GalabruScipioRobert DhéryRobert DhéryAndré CastagnierColette BrossetColette BrossetCharlotte CastagnierPierre DacPierre DacLe ministreJacques LegrasJacques LegrasLe curéMichèle AlexandreMichèle AlexandreL'épouse du ministreNicole VervilNicole VervilLa mère du petit FrancisRobert RollisRobert RollisUn marinGeorges AdetGeorges AdetLe gardien du chantier

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1960sInventorPriestBoatBossLighthouse keeper PrototypeContractSouthern franceBugleRiver bargeCanalShipyardKayakSundayFormer employeePreaching

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinity1960s · Inventor · PriestDialogue densityComedyDirector preference264121Actor preference204024 · 198540 · 293777Country preferenceFr

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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...

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The Little Bather has a runtime of 96 minutes.

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