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Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

The movie that cost more than the D-Day Landings

Genre : Comedy, War

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Jean-Marie Poiré

Synopsis

It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!

Actors

Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier
Michel Taupin
Michel Galabru
Michel Galabru
Jean-Robert Bourdelle
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Adolfo Ramirez
Martin Lamotte
Martin Lamotte
Guy-Hubert "Super-Résistant" Bourdelle
Dominique Lavanant
Dominique Lavanant
Bernadette Bourdelle
Jacqueline Maillan
Jacqueline Maillan
Héléna Bourdelle
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret
Maréchal Ludwig Von Apfelstrudel
Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko
la pharmacienne
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc
le père Lebœuf
Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet
André Bourdelle
Bernard Giraudeau
Bernard Giraudeau
un resistant arrêté
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
le joueur de tennis flagorneur
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte
le colonel SS
Jean Yanne
Jean Yanne
Murat
Roland Giraud
Roland Giraud
Général Herman Spontz
Julien Guiomar
Julien Guiomar
Colonel Vincent
Jacques François
Jacques François
Jacques de Frémontel
Roger Carel
Roger Carel
Général Müller
Carole Jacquinot
Carole Jacquinot
Mireille
Alain Jérôme
Alain Jérôme
en personne
Jeffrey Kime
Jeffrey Kime
Harry McBarrett
Pauline Lafont
Pauline Lafont
Colette Bourdelle
Jean-Paul Muel
Jean-Paul Muel
Guglicht
Patrick Petit-Jean
Patrick Petit-Jean
Enrique
Franck-Olivier Bonnet
Franck-Olivier Bonnet
Ralph
Bruno Moynot
Bruno Moynot
Flandu
Olivier Hémon
Olivier Hémon
Hans Verner
Hans Verner
l'officier allemand qui tire dans la jambe de Ramirez
Didier Bénureau
Didier Bénureau
le réceptionniste de la Kommandantur
Michel Caccia
Michel Caccia
le chasseur du "Marquis"
Jean-Pierre Clami
Jean-Pierre Clami
le balayeur délateur
Gilles Détroit
Gilles Détroit
Jean-Pierre Dravel
Jean-Pierre Dravel
Sebastien Fechner
Sebastien Fechner
le gamin
Yves Lagache
Yves Lagache
Pierre Linares
Pierre Linares
Michel Motu
Michel Motu
Nicolas Pignon
Nicolas Pignon
Tony Rödel
Tony Rödel
Peter Wollasch
Peter Wollasch
Jean Négroni
Jean Négroni
le narrateur

Crews

Jean-Marie Poiré
Jean-Marie Poiré
Director
Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier
Writer
Martin Lamotte
Martin Lamotte
Writer
Jean-Marie Poiré
Jean-Marie Poiré
Writer

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