France / Mar 22, 1968 / U
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jacques Legras | Henri Castagnier, le curé |
| Michèle Alexandre | L'épouse du ministre |
| Nicole Vervil | La mère du petit Francis |
| Robert Rollis | Un marin |
| Georges Adet | Le gardien du chantier |
| Philippe Dumat | Le joueur de tambour de la fanfare |
| Gérard Calvi | Le chef de la fanfare |
| Roger Caccia | L'organiste |
| Hélène Dieudonné | La garde-barrière |
| Pierre Tornade | Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, le gardien de phare |
| Henri Génès | Le paysan |
| Georges Bever | Le majordome des Fourchaume (uncredited) |
| Claude Darget | Le speaker de la course nautique (uncredited) |
| Yvette Dolvia | Mlle Rongibut (uncredited) |
| Faïda Faggin | Miss San Remo (uncredited) |
| Max Montavon | L'homme nu de la cabine (uncredited) |
| Pierre Tchernia | Le président du jury (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Petit Baigneur |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films Corona, Les Films Copernic, Fono Roma, Selenia Cinematografica |
| Release date | 22 marzo 1968 |
| Production | Bertrand Javal, Maurice Jacquin, Robert Dorfmann |
| Writer | Robert Dhéry, Claude Clément, Jean Carmet, Albert Jurgenson, Colette Brosset, Michel Modo, Pierre Tchernia |
| Editing | Albert Jurgenson, Janine Oudoul |
| Cinematography | Jean Tournier, Adolphe Charlet, Yves Mirkine |
| Assistant directors | Gérard Guérin, Robert Dhéry, Clément Claude |
| Camera operators | Adolphe Charlet, Jean Tournier, Yves Mirkine |
| Additional photography | Adolphe Charlet, Jean Tournier, Yves Mirkine |
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| Production design | Robert André, Jean André, Théobald Meurisse, Gabriel Béchir, Jean Fouchet |
| Art direction | Robert André, Théobald Meurisse, Gabriel Béchir, Jean André, Jean Fouchet |
| Set decoration | Robert André, Théobald Meurisse, Gabriel Béchir, Jean André, Jean Fouchet |
| Special effects | Pierre Durin, Gérard Guenier |
| Music | Gérard Calvi, Georges Vaglio, Maurice Rémy, William Robert Sivel |
| Sound | Georges Vaglio, Maurice Rémy, Gérard Calvi, William Robert Sivel |
| Costume design | Tanine Autré, Michel Berroyer, Pierre Berroyer |
| Makeup | Pierre Berroyer, Tanine Autré, Michel Berroyer |
| Hairstyling | Michel Berroyer, Tanine Autré, Pierre Berroyer |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Mar 22, 1968 / 12
United States / Apr 04, 1968
Physical media
Germany / Aug 04, 2016 / 0 / Link zur neuen FSK Bewertung: https://www.spio-fsk.de/?seitid=491&tid=70
TV
France / May 12, 2026 / TP / Paris Première
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