Taxi, Roulotte et Corrida (1958)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

André Hunebelle

Writers:

Jean Aurel (adaptation)
Jean Halain (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 November 1958 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A chaotic family go on holiday to Spain and get mixed up with a gang of diamond thieves

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Andalusia | Summer Vacation

Cast

Louis de Funès	...	Maurice Berger
Raymond Bussières	...	Léon
Annette Poivre	...	Mathilde, la femme de Léon / Léon's wife
Guy Bertil	...	Jacques Berger
Véra Valmont	...	Myriam
Jacques Dynam	...	Pedro, le premier ganster
Paulette Dubost	...	Germaine Berger
Albert Pilette	...	Gonzalès, le second ganster
Sophie Sel	...	Nicole
Max Révol	...	M. Fred
Jacques Bertrand	...	Carlos
Louis Bugette	...	Casimir (as Bugette)
Roger Desmare	...	Le barman
Jacques Dufilho	...	Le client du taxi
Marc Eyraud

Runtime:

Germany:86 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Champs-Élysées Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Taxi (1998/I)

de Funes in transition

This was not the greatest of films, but it's a good period piece, showing what it was like to be a tourist in late 50's Spain. It's a showcase for some great secondary actors, especially the Keatonesque Raymond Bussieres, and the ever present comediennes Paulette Dubost and Annette Poivre.

What I liked best about the film was seeing Louis de Funes in an early starring role. Many of the sketches are glimpses of things to come. The great mechanic, the smuggled diamond in a Cadillac convertable with a sticking horn, the comic stutterer - all these skits reprise in the Corniaud. And, shades of Rabbi Jacob, the man can dance. It's not pretty, but he sure can dance a mean flamenco.