Stadium Nuts

1972 1h 28m FR

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 96

Comedy

Synopsis

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Les Charlots, a French rock group, continue their adventures, in the manner of the Beatles in Hard Day's Night. This is their second adventure. The foursome are on holiday, camping outside a village. The Olympic flame is going to pass through the village. A grocer, charged to prepare a celebration, calls upon the four to help. One of the four falls for the grocer's daughter. However, she runs away after the sportsman carrying the flame. The foursome set of to find her and win her back.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gérard Rinaldi
Gérard
Jean Sarrus
Jean
Gérard Filipelli
Phil
Jean-Guy Fechner
Jean-Guy
Paul Préboist
Jules Lafougasse, grocer
Martine Kelly
Délice, grocer's daughter
Gérard Croce
Lucien, grocer's son
Jacques Seiler
Sports director of the cycling team

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Zidi
Writers: Claude Zidi, Jacques Fansten
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Les Charlots - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Paul Bonis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jean-Guy Fechner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Monique Isnardon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gérard Rinaldi and Jean Sarrus and Gérard Filipelli carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0197485 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Claude Zidi directs. Paul Bonis behind the camera. Jean-Guy Fechner scores. Monique Isnardon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Les Charlots - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Paul Bonis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jean-Guy Fechner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Monique Isnardon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gérard Rinaldi and Jean Sarrus and Gérard Filipelli carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0197485 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "paris, france", "olympic games", "camping", "village".