The Gazebo (1971)
"Jo" (original title)

Director:

Jean Girault

Writers:

Alec Coppel (play), Myra Coppel (play),

Stars:

Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Michel Galabru

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louis de Funès	...	Antoine Brisebard
Claude Gensac	...	Sylvie Brisebard
Michel Galabru	...	Tonelotti l'entrepreneur
Bernard Blier	...	Inspecteur Ducros
Guy Tréjan	...	Maître Adrien Colas
Ferdy Mayne	...	Mister Grunder
Yvonne Clech	...	Cécile Grunder
Florence Blot	...	Madame Cramusel
Micheline Luccioni	...	Françoise
Christiane Muller	...	Mathilde la bonne
Paul Préboist	...	L'adjudant de gendarmerie
Jacques Marin	...	Andrieux
Jean Valmence	...	Le représentant
Carlo Nell	...	Plumerel
Dominique Zardi	...	Le Duc

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

terrace | police officer | thunderstorm | remake | chest | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

1 September 1971 (France)

Also Known As:

The Gazebo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trianon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 79 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second adaptation of the play by Alec Coppel and Myra Coppel.

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Connections

Featured in Edición Especial Coleccionista: Jo, un cadáver revoltoso (2010)

User Reviews

de Funès not as choleric as usual...

In this movie, we can see a de Funès a little more human than in some other parts (I have about 45 of his movies that I watch again and again). He is frightened, he worried about his wife's reputation, he shows his love for her in a (short) moving scene.

I read the other comments about this movie. there is something I am sure of: If you can't hear the real voice of de Funès, you miss half of the fun, if you don't understand French, you miss even more. It's not obvious for all actors, but for Louis de Funès, who was also a very good mime, his way of speaking (especially when he is dominated by someone in a situation he doesn't know what to do) is unique, un-dubbable.

In France, we can see Benny Hill dubbed, I had the occasion to see some episodes with his own voice and the real texts, in French, we lost a lot. It's the same with many comedians, and for de Funès most of all.