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RUNTIME
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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Louis de Funès
Maurice Berger
Raymond Bussières
Léon
Annette Poivre
Mathilde, Léon's wife
Guy Bertil
Jacques Berger
Véra Valmont
Myriam
Jacques Dynam
Pedro
Paulette Dubost
Germaine Berger
Albert Pilette
Gonzalès
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- André Hunebelle
- Writers
- Jean Halain
- Languages
- French, Italian
- Countries
- France
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Louis de Funès and Raymond Bussières and Annette Poivre carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0052276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
André Hunebelle directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Louis de Funès and Raymond Bussières and Annette Poivre carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0052276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "paris, france", "diamond", "taxi driver", "brother-in-law".
The technical file
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
André Hunebelle
Production companies
Who made it
- CH
Champs-Élysées Productions
FR
- LA
Lambor Films
FR
- P.
P.A.C.
FR
Key crew
- DialogueJean Halain
- AdaptationJean Halain
- AdaptationJean Aurel
- AdaptationAndré Hunebelle
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- paris, france
- diamond
- taxi driver
- brother-in-law
- caravan
- jewel thief
- granada, spain
- 1950s
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1958-12-12
Also known as
International titles
- Verrückter UrlaubDE
- Oskar saust in UrlaubDE
- Taxi, maringotka a koridaČesko
