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Papa, the Lil' Boats

Original title: Papa les petits bateaux...
  • 1971
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
160
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Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971)
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Marc and his gang have a brilliant idea (or so they think!) : they will kidnap Vénus de Palma, a (very) rich heiress. Well Venus, also known as Cookie, is duly abducted but holding the lovel... Read allMarc and his gang have a brilliant idea (or so they think!) : they will kidnap Vénus de Palma, a (very) rich heiress. Well Venus, also known as Cookie, is duly abducted but holding the lovely twenty-year-old beauty is a horse of another color. Cookie is indeed both seductive and ... Read allMarc and his gang have a brilliant idea (or so they think!) : they will kidnap Vénus de Palma, a (very) rich heiress. Well Venus, also known as Cookie, is duly abducted but holding the lovely twenty-year-old beauty is a horse of another color. Cookie is indeed both seductive and intelligent and manages to seduce one member of the gang after the other, pitting the ones... Read all

  • Director
    • Nelly Kaplan
  • Writers
    • René Guyonnet
    • Nelly Kaplan
    • Jean Laborde
  • Stars
    • Sheila White
    • Michel Bouquet
    • Judith Magre
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    160
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nelly Kaplan
    • Writers
      • René Guyonnet
      • Nelly Kaplan
      • Jean Laborde
    • Stars
      • Sheila White
      • Michel Bouquet
      • Judith Magre
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sheila White
    Sheila White
    • Vénus De Palma…
    Michel Bouquet
    Michel Bouquet
    • Marc the Boss
    Judith Magre
    Judith Magre
    • Marylène the Boss's Fiancee
    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Hippolyte the brother of Marylène
    • (as Michel Lonsdale)
    André Valardy
    • Luc a Friend of Marc
    Pierre Mondy
    Pierre Mondy
    • Jeannot le Corse
    Jean Parédès
    • Police Commissioner Duvalier
    Sydney Chaplin
    Sydney Chaplin
    • Spiro De Palma
    Bernard Musson
    Bernard Musson
    • Matéo Falcone
    Catherine Allégret
    Catherine Allégret
    • Dany the Bar Waitress
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Boudu the Tramp
    Nelly Kaplan
    • Lady with her Saint-Bernard
    • (as Belen)
    Régine Deforges
    • Lady at the Phone Booth
    Jean-Jacques Pauvert
    • Wrong Man at the Sex-shop
    • (as J.-J. Pauvert)
    Jean-Claude Massoulier
    • Reporter
    • (as J.-C. Massoulier)
    Claude Makovski
    • A Police Officer with Beard
    • (as Iks Vokam)
    René Guyonnet
    • A Police Officer with Glasses
    • (as Tenno Yug)
    Noëlle Boisson
    • De Palma's Pedicure
    • Director
      • Nelly Kaplan
    • Writers
      • René Guyonnet
      • Nelly Kaplan
      • Jean Laborde
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    2John_Mclaren

    Dreary French hostage caper

    This dreary French hostage caper was filmed by Nelly Caplan in 1971. She made some interesting movies, but this isn't one of them.

    Venus is a wealthy and wacky heiress, who gets kidnapped by 4 idiotic French wannabe gangsters.

    They are gradually manipulated and eliminated by her. Laughed? I nearly died of indifference....

    Anyway, if you want violence, gore, sex or skin, you will find none of them here. Just a silly dolly bird in eccentric dresses being chased around her hostage cell by the madcap hostage takers.

    I'd try something else...
    7happytrigger-64-390517

    burlesque hostage with sexy Sheila White.

    Another french comedy, but an unusual one, directed by Nelly kaplan who did the cult "la Fiancée du Pirate" with so regretted Bernadette Laffont. The main character is played by delicious Sheila White, she is the daughter of a rich man and is kidnapped by four stupid hoodlums, and she'll get fun with them. Just for her performance, I highly recommend this comedy for discovering her fresh, sexy and unknown silhouette and voice, and there are some delightful burlesque sequences.
    10vandenphil

    A Hell of a popping' film !

    This film can only be seen in the French language for Sheila White's voice is such a charming little thing to a Frenchman's ear. This said, let's turn to the film. It must not be watched as a serious one. Everything in it pertains to parody. Faithful to the late 60s tendency of blending genres - Casino Royale, Candy, Mel Brook's movies and so on - this film is a hotchpotch of so many things. Just imagine Demy's Peau-d'Ane played by Tex Averie's mad creatures . Add a drop of Betty Boop, some Théâtre de Boulevard, a spoonfool of Popeye and just enjoy Michel Bouquet uttering his 'Je suis de la race qui chante dans le supplice'. This film is great but seems to have been ignored at its release. Give it a new chance, it definitely deserves it.

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    • Crazy credits
      "Fight of the Amazons directed by Claude Carliez" It's a wink at the spectators going through the craze of Amazons related movie titles.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Absences répétées (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Papa les Petits Bateaux...
      Music by André Popp

      Lyrics by Jean-Claude Massoulier

      Performed by Sheila White

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1971 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Papa the Little Boats
    • Filming locations
      • Champs Élysées, Paris, France(Opening sequences with a military parade, then a girl stripping in a convertible until stopped by the police.)
    • Production company
      • Cythère Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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