The Devil by the Tail (1969)

  • U
  • 02/07/1969 (FR)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 30m

Overview

In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.

Philippe de Broca

Director

Daniel Boulanger

Writer

Claude Sautet

Writer

Cast

Yves Montand's headshot

Yves Montand

Le baron César Maricorne
Madeleine Renaud's headshot

Madeleine Renaud

La marquise
Maria Schell's headshot

Maria Schell

La comtesse Diane
Jean Rochefort's headshot

Jean Rochefort

Le comte Georges
Jean-Pierre Marielle's headshot

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"
Marthe Keller's headshot

Marthe Keller

Amélie, baronne de Coustines
Claude Piéplu's headshot

Claude Piéplu

Monsieur Patin
Xavier Gélin's headshot

Xavier Gélin

Charly - le garagiste

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