France / May 06, 1964 / U
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster mysteriously has disappeared, but it turns out that he was carrying a bet ticket for a horse race now worth over a million. A turbulent run for the money begins.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hubert Deschamps | Le général Frédéric Cédille |
| Gianni Musy | Riton « Pommes-Chips », le petit truand assassiné |
| Barbara Brand | La comédienne qui joue Sonia |
| Paola Barbara | |
| Simone Landry | Une invitée de Christine |
| Colette Régis | Christine, la maîtresse de maison |
| Malka Ribowska | La comédienne qui joue la comtesse Natacha |
| Jacqueline Rivière | Dorothée, l'ex-collègue musicienne de Jérôme |
| Yves Barsacq | L'inspecteur de police |
| Charles Bouillaud | Léon, le concierge du théâtre |
| Michel Dacquin | Le pasteur |
| Michel Duplaix | Un accessoiriste |
| Guy Grosso | Émile, le barman |
| Roger Paschy | Un accessoiriste |
| Émile Riandreys | Le régisseur machiniste du théâtre |
| Venantino Venantini | Pierre Michon, comédien |
| Madeleine Barbulée | La tante Olphie (voix) |
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| Raymone | Palmyre, la folle |
| Marcel Bernier | Un accessoiriste (non crédité) |
Genres
ComedyCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Des pissenlits par la racine |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cocinor, Les Films Marceau, Film Columbus, Ardennes Films, Transinter Films |
| Release date | 6 maggio 1964 |
| Writer | Clarence Weff, Georges Lautner, Michel Audiard |
| Cinematography | Maurice Fellous |
| Assistant directors | Georges Lautner |
| Camera operators | Maurice Fellous |
| Additional photography | Maurice Fellous |
| Music | Georges Delerue |
| Sound | Georges Delerue |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Oct 10, 1964
Germany / Apr 22, 1966 / 16 / West Germany
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