The Little Bather
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The Little Bather

1968 1h 36m ★ 6.6 (386 votes) Released

Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...

Director

Robert Dhéry

Writer

Claude Clément

Writer

Robert Dhéry

Screenplay

Pierre Tchernia

Rating
6.6
Runtime
96 min

Production

Les Films Corona
Les Films Copernic
Fono Roma
Selenia Cinematografica

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Keywords

inventorbossboatsundaysouthern francekayaklighthouse keeper contractpriestcanalprototypeformer employeebugleshipyard1960sriver bargepreaching

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