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The Crazy Hostel
1957 1h 34m FR
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7.5
BANGER
★7.5TMDB · 2
Comedy
Synopsis
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As a favor to his grandmother, singer Rudy Hirigoyen agrees to sing incognito, under the name Romano, in the nightclub his cousin Gustave has just opened in a small seaside resort. The staff and musicians are students camping out in the pine forest near "L'Auberge Fleurie". Grandma has rented the apartment above the club to summer guests: Commandant Portafaux and his wife.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Rudy Hirigoyen
Rudy Etcheverry
Geneviève Kervine
Josée
Noël Roquevert
Mr. Portafaux
Jeannette Batti
Gloria Royal
Jane Marken
Mrs. Portafaux
Fred Pasquali
Nicole Besnard
Michel Flamme
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pierre Chevalier
- Writers
- Jacques Viot, Solange Térac
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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The take
Pierre Chevalier directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Rudy Hirigoyen and Geneviève Kervine and Noël Roquevert carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0149733 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Pierre Chevalier
Production companies
Who made it
- SO
Société Nouvelle des Films Dispa
FR
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1957-06-12
Also known as
International titles
- L'auberge en folieFR
