Faites sauter la banque!
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Faites sauter la banque! Rob the Bank, is a French
comedy
film from 1964, directed by Jean Girault
, written by Louis Sapin and Jean Girault
, starring Louis de Funès
. The film is known under the titles: "Rob the Bank" (International English title), "El gran golpe" (Spain), "Balduin, der Geldschrank-Knacker" (West Germany), "Faccio saltare la banca" (Italy).
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
film from 1964, directed by Jean Girault
Jean Girault
Jean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge...
, written by Louis Sapin and Jean Girault
Jean Girault
Jean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge...
, starring Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
. The film is known under the titles: "Rob the Bank" (International English title), "El gran golpe" (Spain), "Balduin, der Geldschrank-Knacker" (West Germany), "Faccio saltare la banca" (Italy).
Cast
- Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
: Victor Garnier, owner of a store of Chasse et Pêche - Jean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre Marielle is a French actor. He has played in more than a hundred movies in which he brought life to a very large diversity of roles, from the banal citizen , to the serial killer , to the World War II hero , to the compromised spy , to the has-been actor Jean-Pierre Marielle (born...
: André Durand-Mareuil, the banker, neighbour of Victor - Yvonne Clech : Éliane Garnier, wife of Victor
- Anne Doat : Isabelle Garnier, the elder daughter
- Michel Tureau : Gérard Garnier, son
- Catherine DemongeotCatherine DemongeotCatherine Demongeot is a French actress. Her debut role was Zazie in Zazie in the Metro , followed by only a few more films...
: Corinne Garnier, the younger daughter - Georges WilsonGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilson was a French film and television actor. He is the father of French actor Lambert Wilson.Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine , to a French father and an Irish mother...
: agent of the police - Jean Valmont : Philippe Brécy
- Claude PiépluClaude PiépluClaude Léon Auguste Piéplu was a French film and television actor.-Filmography:*Shadoks et le Big Blank, Les *Astérix et Obélix contre César *Chapeau bas...
: priest - Georges Adet : Gerber, the employee responsible for chests
- Florence Blot : wife of ménage
- Nicole Chollet : Une cliente
- Alix Mahieux : Poupette, cousin Belge
- Michel Dancourt : Casimir, cousin Belge
- Jean LefebvreJean LefebvreJean Lefebvre was a French film actor.-Selected filmography:* La Belle Américaine * La Vendetta * Konga Yo...
: le contremaître sur le chantier - Guy Grosso : a client
External links
- Faites sauter la banque! (1964) at the Films de France