This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation: black market, war profiteers, cracking open bottles of Champagne while most of the Parisians are almost starving.
Cast
Bourvil
Charles Michaud, père
Alain Delon
Antoine Michaud, fils
Lino Ventura
M. Tiercelin, restaurateur et as du marché noir
Jean-Claude Brialy
Paul Tiercelin
Françoise Arnoul
Yvette Grandmaison
Pierre Mondy
Lulu
Paulette Dubost
Hélène Michaud, mère
Sandra Milo
Olga, prostituée
Madeleine Lebeau
Flora, peite-amie éconduite de Paul
Martine Havet
Pierrette Michaud, sœur d'Antoine
Micheline Luccioni
Solange, secrétaire de Michaud et Olivier
Christian Lude
M. Olivier, associé de Charles Michaud
Jean Brochard
M. Coutelier, voisin d'Yvette, professeur de philosophie en retraite
Gaby Basset
Lucette, sœur de Tiercelin père
Claude Castaing
Dominique, associé de Tiercelin
Sylviane Rozenberg
« Chou » Grandmaison, fille d'Yvette
Marcel Bernier
Un gardien de la paix à vélo (uncredited)
Charles Bouillaud
Le client enrhumé (uncredited)
Pierre Collet
Un gendarme (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
L'homme demandant des volontaires (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
Un consommateur chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
Roger Lecuyer
Un consommateur chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé
Un gardien de la paix (uncredited)
Hans Verner
L'officier allemand chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
Catherine Brieux
(uncredited)
Lise Delamare
(uncredited)
Crew
Michel Boisrond
Director
Pierre Bost
Writer, Adaptation, Dialogue
Jean Aurenche
Writer, Adaptation, Dialogue
Denise Morlot
Script
Marcel Aymé
Novel
Louisette Hautecœur
Editor
Arlette Lalande
Assistant Editor
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Renzo Rossellini
Assistant Director
Ulrich Picard
Assistant Director
Alex Archambault
Makeup Artist
Antoine Petitjean
Sound Engineer
Paul Misraki
Original Music Composer
Jean Schmidt
Still Photographer
Ralph Baum
Production Director
André Hoss
Stage Director
Léon Barsacq
Decorator
Paulette Coquatrix
Dresser
Olivier Girard
Assistant Decorator
André Bakst
Assistant Decorator
Alain Poiré
Production Manager
Henry Deutschmeister
Production Manager
Robert Amon
Production Manager
René Turbeaux
Prop Designer
Jacques Météhen
Conductor
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