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The Devil by the Tail

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The Devil by the Tail

6.1

1h 30m

1969

Synopsis

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.

Director

Philippe de Broca

Comedy

Cast & Crew

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

as Le baron César Maricorne

Madeleine Renaud

Madeleine Renaud

as La marquise

Maria Schell

Maria Schell

as La comtesse Diane

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

as Le comte Georges

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

as Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

as Amélie, baronne de Coustines

Claude Piéplu

Claude Piéplu

as Monsieur Patin

Xavier Gélin

Xavier Gélin

as Charly - le garagiste

Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

as Max - le premier complice

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