Several ordinary Frenchmen, helping British pilots avoid Nazi captivity, goes on an epic voyage through the occupied country to the Swiss border.
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Title: La Grande Vadrouille (1966)
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| Bourvil | ... | Augustin Bouvet | |
| Louis de Funès | ... | Stanislas Lefort | |
| Claudio Brook | ... | Peter Cunningham | |
| Andréa Parisy | ... | Soeur Marie-Odile / Sister Marie-Odile | |
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Colette Brosset | ... | Germaine |
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Mike Marshall | ... | Alan MacIntosh |
| Mary Marquet | ... | Mère Supérieure | |
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Pierre Bertin | ... | Le grand-père de Juliette - propriétaire du guignol |
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Benno Sterzenbach | ... | Major Achbach |
| Marie Dubois | ... | Juliette | |
| Terry-Thomas | ... | Sir Reginald | |
| Sieghardt Rupp | ... | Lt. Stuermer | |
| Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... | Un caporal allemand | |
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Helmuth Schneider | ... | L'officier allemand dans le train (as Helmut Schneider) |
| Paul Préboist | ... | Le pêcheur | |
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A RAF Bomber is shot down over Paris by the Germans. Its crew land there by parachute. With the help of some French civilians they try to escape over the demarcation line into the southern part of France, still not occupied by the Germans. Written by Gerard Bader <badergac@wxs.nl>
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Release Date:
8 December 1966 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
FRF 15,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Major Achbach: A cheval?
Germaine: [trying to make herself better understood] Oui à cheval sur la liter... A cheval... Oui...
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(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Youmans
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Did have the record of entry in France for 42 years (17 millions people saw it when the population of the country was 50 millions). See more »Goofs
Painted road markings weren't introduced in France until post-WW2 (and the movie takes place in 1941). See more »Quotes
Germaine: Vous dormirez bien Messieurs. Schlafen Sie gut! Je suis très à cheval sur la literie!Major Achbach: A cheval?
Germaine: [trying to make herself better understood] Oui à cheval sur la liter... A cheval... Oui...
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Alternate Versions
The original German release had several parts of the French original cut. Some of them might have been taken out because some gags could not be used because of the different languages used in the original (French, German and English). There is for example the quite funny scene when Claudio Brook reveals himself as an English man on the train when he says "I'm sorry" when spilling some vine. The German version instead just shows the angry German officer who commands to arrest the English soldier. Some parts are cut without any obvious reason - e.g. a humorous dialogue of de Funés and Bourvil, their escape and chase in German uniforms. The German version just comes into the scene when they are already arrested. See more »Soundtracks
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I saw this great movie everytime I was ill and couldn't go to school, when I was a kid. I've seen it for at least 20 times, and it still make me laugh. I often have the soundtrack for the movie in my head. I love this film, and it is still one of my favourite films!!