France / Feb 07, 1969 / U
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Xavier Gélin | Charly - le garagiste |
| Jacques Balutin | Max - le premier complice |
| Pierre Tornade | Schwartz - le second complice |
| Tanya Lopert | Cookie |
| Clotilde Joano | La comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste |
| Janine Berdin | Madame Passereau |
| Charles Mallet | Le commissaire |
| Eddy Roos | Monsieur Passereau |
| Michèle Moyenin | Une passante à la recherche du baron César |
| Philippe de Broca | Un passant suédois |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le diable par la queue |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Produzioni Associate Delphos, Fildebroc, Les Productions Artistes Associés |
| Release date | 7 febbraio 1969 |
| Writer | Daniel Boulanger, Claude Sautet |
| Editing | Françoise Javet |
| Cinematography | Jean Penzer |
| Assistant directors | Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca |
| Camera operators | Jean Penzer |
| Additional photography | Jean Penzer |
| Production design | Dominique André |
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| Art direction | Dominique André |
| Set decoration | Dominique André |
| Music | Georges Delerue, Jean Labussière |
| Sound | Georges Delerue, Jean Labussière |
| Costume design | Jacques Fonteray |
| Makeup | Jacques Fonteray |
| Hairstyling | Jacques Fonteray |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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