Rookies Run Amok

1971 1h 25m FR

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5.6

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5.3

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★5.6TMDB · 108★5.3IMDB · 831

Comedy

Synopsis

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Les Bidasses en Folie, a french movie from 1971, is a very short, easy to watch, slapstick hippie comedy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gérard Rinaldi
Gérard
Gérard Filipelli
Phil
Jean Sarrus
Jean
Jean-Guy Fechner
Jean-Guy
Luis Rego
Luis
Jacques Dufilho
Colonel
Marion Game
Crème
Jacques Seiler
Sergeant Bellec

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Zidi
Writers: Claude Zidi, Michel Ardan
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0187732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Zidi directs. Françoise Garnault cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Les Charlots - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Françoise Garnault shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gérard Rinaldi and Gérard Filipelli and Jean Sarrus carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0187732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.