Your Money or Your Life (1966)
"La bourse et la vie" (original title)

Director:

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Mocky (idea), Fernand Marzelle (adaptation),

Stars:

Fernandel, Heinz Rühmann, Jean Poiret

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fernandel	...	Charles Migue
Heinz Rühmann	...	Henry Schmidt
Jean Poiret	...	Lucien Pélépan
Marilù Tolo	...	Violette (as Marilu Tolo)
Jean Carmet	...	Le curé
André Gabriello	...	Pierre Robinhoude
Jacques Legras	...	Tapu
Claude Piéplu	...	Un surveillant de l'agence de Paris
Darry Cowl	...	Marquy
Michel Galabru	...	Maître Laprise
Simone Duhart	...	Madame le P.-d.g.
Andrex	...	Le chef de convoi
Krista Nell	...	Geneviève (as Christa Nelli)
Roger Legris	...	Dumoulin, le pharmacien
Colette Teissèdre	...	Ursula (as Colette Tesseidre)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

paris france | toulouse france

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy France West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 April 1966 (France)

Also Known As:

Your Money or Your Life

Filming Locations:

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orsay Films, Balzac Films, Vides Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"La bourse et la vie"
Lyrics by Françoise Dorin
Performed by Richard Anthony

User Reviews

Odyssey through Paris

I have seen this movie as a child. Maybe I am misguided by my memories, but I was quite impressed then of the adventures of two men who try to get back the money, they have lost in the streets of Paris. It is sort of a epical comedy, an odyssey through Paris. It adopts the rhythm of a road movie, which might appear to some as an unstructured failure, but which has a certain poetic atmosphere. It is one of the few Heinz Rühmann movies (the most important german comedian of the last century) which I really like and his teaming with famous french comedian Fernandel is really for the benefit of both. Not to forget Jean Poiret, one of those underrated actors whose company one enjoys almost without noticing the actors presence. There are many moments and scenes which are engraved in my memories. But maybe I shouldn´t try to see it again.