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April Fools' Day (1954)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Gilles Grangier
Writer : Gérard Carlier

Synopsis

Emile is a good mechanic whose clientele is very loyal. A bit naive, he is bamboozled by a seller who manages to sell him the full trappings of the perfect fisherman. No sooner did he regret that he bought, frightened by his wife's reaction to such expenditure. But he plans to try it ...

Actors

Bourvil
Bourvil
Émile Dupuy
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Le garde-champêtre
Annie Cordy
Annie Cordy
Charlotte Dupuy
Jacqueline Noëlle
Jacqueline Noëlle
Annette Coindet
Maurice Biraud
Maurice Biraud
Le vendeur du bazar
Louis Bugette
Louis Bugette
Le garagiste
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre
Louis dit Pépère
Suzanne Grey
Suzanne Grey
La voisine
René Havard
René Havard
L'examinateur
Jean Hébey
Jean Hébey
M. Dutreille, le client du garage
Charles Lemontier
Charles Lemontier
M. André
Guy Loriquet
Guy Loriquet
Léon
Gérard Sabatier
Gérard Sabatier
Jacky
Zeimet
Zeimet
Germain
Denise Grey
Denise Grey
Clémentine Prévost
Pierre Dux
Pierre Dux
Gaston Prévost

Crews

Gilles Grangier
Gilles Grangier
Director
Gérard Carlier
Gérard Carlier
Screenplay
Gilles Grangier
Gilles Grangier
Adaptation
Jean-Paul Guibert
Jean-Paul Guibert
Producer
Jacques Colombier
Jacques Colombier
Production Design
Jean Desmonceaux
Jean Desmonceaux
Production Manager
Paul Laffargue
Paul Laffargue
Unit Production Manager
Jacques Deray
Jacques Deray
Assistant Director
Maxime Roger
Maxime Roger
Assistant Director
Marc Fossard
Marc Fossard
Director of Photography
Jacqueline Thiédot
Jacqueline Thiédot
Editor
Michel Audiard
Michel Audiard
Writer

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