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Production took place from October 1964 to October 1967. Filming began in April 1965 primarily on a set dubbed "Tativille", where 100 construction workers built two buildings using 11,700 square feet of glass, 38,700 square feet of plastic, 31,500 square feet of timber, and 486,000 square feet of concrete.
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To cut production cost cardboard cut-outs were used as extras in the background. To give them life some human extras would interact with the cut-outs.
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Was added to Roger Ebert's "great movies" list in August, 2004.
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The film's failure at the box office kept Jacques Tati in debt for 10 years.
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The elaborate set of Tativille had its own roads, electrical systems and - in one of the office buildings - a fully working elevator.
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The climatic restaurant scene lasts for 45 minutes.
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