Faites sauter la banque! (1964)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Jean Girault

Writers:

Louis Sapin (writer) and
Jean Girault (writer) ...

Release Date:

25 February 1964 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Victor Garnier a perdu presque toutes ses économies en suivant les indications du directeur de la banque...

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Shopkeeper | Family Relationships | Digger | Stock Shares

Cast

Louis de Funès	...	Victor Garnier
Yvonne Clech	...	Eliane Garnier
Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	André Durand-Mareuil
Anne Doat	...	Isabelle Garnier
Georges Wilson	...	L'agent cycliste / The policeman
Jean Valmont	...	Philippe Brecy
Claude Piéplu	...	Le prêtre / The priest
Georges Adet	...	Gerber
Florence Blot	...	La femme de ménage
Nicole Chollet	...	La cliente (as Nicole Cholet)
Alix Mahieux	...	Poupette
Michel Dancourt	...	Casimir
André Badin	...	Un habitant du quartier (as Badin)
Louis Viret	...	Un voisin
Guy Grosso	...	Un client

Also Known As:

Rob the Bank (International: English title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Filming Locations:

Studios de Boulogne-Billancourt/SFP - 2 rue de Silly, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company:

Films Copernic

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Pastewka: Der Unfall (#1.1)" (2005)

Who could suspect the shovel-wielding,mining helmet wearing nervous guy?

After a guy foolishly trusts his money with a downright evil bank owner(who tricks him out of it with bogus stock tips),he tries to get it back the shortest way:by digging a tunnel from his basement to the vaults.Lucky for him,he lives nearby.Of course this drags a lot of hilarious situations along with it.Well,someI guess.I'm probably used to the other type of comedies that bring gags of the same or lower quality like,every second.Still,this old-timer baffoonery can be appreciated,because De Funes is professional about it.He's better than the material he's given.He's above these types of things,but then again,they suit him brilliantly.This is not a one man show,but it seriously should be.This has more padding than McDonalds-beef.One bothering plot hole:there's no way anybody could think anybody other than them robbed the bank.It's just so obvious,we have scenes in which they ask about security,or in which the kid is ever so curious what the vault looks like,and they have a motive,and they can constantly be seen with massive amounts of shovels or covered with dirt,and they actually ask a guy about digging tunnels.I know,I know,it's just a funny little movie.