Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Cast
Jacques Tati
Monsieur Hulot
Nathalie Pascaud
Martine
Micheline Rolla
The Aunt
Louis Perrault
Fred
Valentine Camax
Englishwoman
André Dubois
Commandant
Lucien Frégis
Hotel Proprietor
Raymond Carl
Waiter
René Lacourt
Strolling Man
Suzy Willy
Commandant's Wife
Marguerite Gérard
Strolling Woman
Nicole Chomo
Denise - Girl Scout with Backpack
Édouard Francomme
Restaurant Patron
Georges Adlin
South American (uncredited)
Pierre Aubert
The Young Intellectual (uncredited)
César Baldaccini
Bearded Camper (uncredited)
Michèle Brabo
Holidaymaker (uncredited)
Pierre Clauzel
Holidaymaker on Beach (uncredited)
Jacques Cottin
Holidaymaker on Beach (uncredited)
Madame Cottin
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
André Dino
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Marcel Girard
Stable Boy (uncredited)
Daniel Marquet
Kid eating ice cream cone (uncredited)
Henri Marquet
Restaurant Patron in Striped Shirt (uncredited)
Bernard Maurice
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
André Pierdel
Holidaymaker on Beach (uncredited)
Louis Pérault
Fred
Crew
Jacques Tati
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Pierre Aubert
Writer
Jacques Lagrange
Writer
Henri Marquet
Screenplay, Story
Suzanne Baron
Editor
Charles Bretoneiche
Editor
Jacques Grassi
Editor
Jacques Mercanton
Director of Photography
Jean Mousselle
Director of Photography
Fred Orain
Producer
Roger Briaucourt
Production Design
Henri Schmitt
Production Design, Set Decoration
Roger Cosson
Sound Designer
Guy Michel-Ange
Sound Editor
Jacques Carrère
Sound Recordist
Alain Romans
Original Music Composer
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