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Director:
Robert Dhéry
Writers:
Colette Brosset (writer)
Jean Carmet (writer)
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Release Date:
22 March 1968 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
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Cast

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Louis de Funès ... Louis-Philippe Fourchaume
Andréa Parisy ... Marie-Béatrice Fourchaume
Franco Fabrizi ... Marcello Cacciaperotti
Michèle Alexandre ... L'épouse du ministre
Nicole Vervil ... La mère du petit Francis
Robert Rollis ... Un marin
Georges Adet ... Le gardien du chantier
Philippe Dumat ... Le joueur de tambour de la fanfare
Gérard Calvi
Roger Caccia ... L'organiste
Hélène Dieudonné ... La garde-barrière
Pierre Tornade ... Le gardien de phare
Pierre Dac ... Le ministre
Henri Génès ... Le paysan (as Henri Genès)
Jacques Legras ... Henri Castagnier (le curé)
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Also Known As:
Si salvi chi può (Italy)
The Little Bather (International: English title)
The Mad Adventures of the Bouncing Beauty
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Béziers, Hérault, France more
Company:
Fono Roma more

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One of the all-time greatest crazy comedies, 21 July 2000
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Author: moum from Fredrikstad, Norway

Louis the Funes is Forchaume, the owner of a ship construction yard, who fires his constructor Castagnier when his latest ship sinks at the launching ceremony. When Castagnier has left, Forchaume learns that another construction of his, the sailboat "Le Petit Baigneur" has won a prestigious competition at San Remo, and that a competitor is out to by the "Baigneur". The race is on to win Castagnier and the boat back.

A great showcase for the talents of the inimitable Louis de Funes. An endless flow of hilarious scenes, some of them imitated, but seldom surpassed in later Hollywood comedies.

Fans of Jim Carrey and other comedians of the "crazy mimicry crazy comedy school" should watch this, and see how wonderfully funny de Funes can be, without ever being annoying or tiresome.

Look out for scenes like the sermon in the run-down church, the runaway tractor and the amphibious kayak.

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