Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

1966 2h 12m FR

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 1,499

ComedyWar

Synopsis

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During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bourvil
Augustin Bouvet
Louis de Funès
Stanislas Lefort
Terry-Thomas
Reginald Brook
Claudio Brook
Peter Cunningham
Mike Marshall
Alan MacIntosh
Marie Dubois
Juliette
Pierre Bertin
Juliette's Grandfather
Andréa Parisy
Marie-Odile

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gérard Oury
Writers: Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson, Marcel Jullian
Languages: German, French, English
Countries: France, United Kingdom

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gérard Oury, shot by Claude Renoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Auric. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Albert Jurgenson 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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Bourvil and Louis de Funès and Terry-Thomas carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gérard Oury directs. Claude Renoir behind the camera. Georges Auric scores. Albert Jurgenson cuts. Produced in France, United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Gérard Oury, shot by Claude Renoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Georges Auric. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Albert Jurgenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bourvil and Louis de Funès and Terry-Thomas carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0060474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "opera", "paris, france", "general", "raf (royal air force)".

The technical file

Cinematography: Claude Renoir
Original score: Georges Auric
Editing: Albert Jurgenson
Production design: Jean André
Costume design: Léon Zay
Makeup / hair: Odette Berroyer
Stunt coordinator: Claude Carliez
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

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CinemaSerf2023-02-10
★ 7/10
I'd watched this entertainingly farcical French wartime comedy for about half hour before I realised that the chap who looked like Terry-Thomas was, actually, Terry-Thomas! He, like everyone else here, is in his element as an RAF bomber crew find themselves shot down over Paris and dependent on a rather disparate selection of people to try and keep them from the hands of the Gestapo, and to help smuggle them out of the city and to some semblance of safety. It has all the hallmarks of a slightly less bawdy "Carry-On" film with some characterful performances from Bouvril ("Bouvet") and the increasingly amusing Louis de Funès as the suitably over-the-top orchestral maestro "Lefort". Neither gent is really equipped to guide our hapless trio of airmen out of their own bathrooms, much less from the grasp of the Nazis - but with the help of some silk parachutes, cunning disguises, nuns and horses - well who'd bet against them? Unlike many other films of this genre, this is actually funny. Sure, you can readily predict what is likely to happen, and some of the misunderstandings do have you wondering how was that even possible, but the ensemble cast including an on form Andréa Parisy and Benno Sterzenbach as the (no so) menacing "Maj. Achbach" give this just a soupçon of class that belies it's roots. Dated? Well yes, but still surprisingly enjoyable to watch.

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