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Director:
Gilles Grangier
Writers:
Michel Audiard (dialogue)
Michel Audiard (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 July 1962 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
Plot:
"Le Dabe" retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses. He is a very rich man... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Harsh Read On Nude Kate
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Cast

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Jean Gabin ... Ferdinand Maréchal dit 'Le Dabe'
Martine Carol ... Solange Mideau
Françoise Rosay ... Madame Pauline
Bernard Blier ... Charles Lepicard
Franck Villard ... Eric Masson
Maurice Biraud ... Robert Mideau
Antoine Balpêtré ... Lucas Malvoisin
Ginette Leclerc ... Léa Lepicard

Gérard Buhr ... L'inspecteur de police Martin
Robert Dalban ... L'inspecteur Maffeux - de la Brigade des Moeurs
Albert Dinan ... Le commissaire Rémy
Heinrich Gretler ... Tauchmann
Charles Bouillaud ... Un graveur
Hélène Dieudonné ... La concierge
Clara Gansard ... Georgette
René Hell ... Le vieux garagiste
Albert Michel ... Le facteur
Marcel Charvey ... Le médecin
Paul Faivre ... Mathias - le concierge
Gabriel Gobin ... L'entraîneur hippique à Vincennes
Lisa Jouvet ... L'infirmière
Antonio Ramírez ... L'entraîneur hippique à Caracas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claude Achard ... Une serveuse à Caracas (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier ... Un chauffeur de la police (uncredited)
Pierre Collet ... Le chauffeur de taxi (uncredited)
Max Doria ... Le douanier (uncredited)
Claude Ivry ... Lucienne - la vendeuse du magasin de fleurs et plumes (uncredited)
Jacques Marin ... L'inspecteur Larpin - de la Brigade des Moeurs (uncredited)
Jean Moulard ... Le patron de l'imprimerie (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gilles Grangier 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Michel Audiard  dialogue
Michel Audiard  screenplay
Gilles Grangier 
Albert Simonin  novel
Albert Simonin  screenplay

Produced by
Jacques Bar .... delegate producer
 
Original Music by
Michel Legrand 
Francis Lemarque 
 
Cinematography by
Louis Page 
 
Film Editing by
Jacqueline Thiédot 
 
Production Design by
Jacques Colombier 
 
Makeup Department
Yvonne Gasperina .... makeup artist (as Gasperina)
 
Production Management
Jacques Juranville .... production manager
Georges Testard .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Feyder .... first assistant director
Serge Piollet .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
James Allan .... assistant art director
Olivier Girard .... assistant art director
Jacques Paris .... assistant art director
Albert Volper .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Marcel Corvaisier .... boom operator
Jean Rieul .... sound
Gabriel Salagnac .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
René Chabal .... second assistant camera
Marc Champion .... camera operator
Marcel Dolé .... still photographer
Raymond Menvielle .... first assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Colette Charbonneau .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Jean Chaplain .... location manager
Martine Guillou .... script girl
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Le cave se rebiffe" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | France:U | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Aéroport d'Orly Sud, Val-de-Marne, FranceSee more »
Company:
Cité FilmsSee more »

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Trivia:
The scenes taking place in South America were in fact shot in Normandy because Jean Gabin refused to go outside France.See more »

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Great dialogue, great actors, 18 July 2006
Author: cl_champagne from Versailles, France

Le Cave se rebiffe is one of my favorite movies of all times. With an impeccable cast (Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier and Maurice Biraud among others)and an excellent story to go along things can't go anything but right. Add to that the dialogs from Michel Audiard and voilà! a masterpiece.

This movie contains two of my favorite Audiard one liners, I'll try and translate for non French-speaking members: - About Eric, Jean Gabin says: "If stupidity could be measured, he'd serve as a yardstick for it" - Talking with Maurice Biraud: "To deny your own talents makes it easier for mediocre people to succeed".

Real funny stuff, but also things to think about.

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