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Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Jean-Pierre Mocky
Writer : Jean-Pierre Mocky

Synopsis

Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family to do strange work.

Actors

Bourvil
Bourvil
Georges Lachaunaye
Francis Blanche
Francis Blanche
Chief Insp. Cucherat
Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret
Raoul
Jean Yonnel
Jean Yonnel
Mattieu Lachaunaye
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier
Inspector Bridoux
Véronique Nordey
Véronique Nordey
Françoise Lachaunaye
Bernard Lavalette
Bernard Lavalette
Prefect of Police
Marcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès
Chief Inspector Raillargaud
Jean Galland
Jean Galland
Bishop
Solange Certain
Solange Certain
Juliette Lachaunaye
Denise Péronne
Denise Péronne
Claire Lachaunaye
Roger Legris
Roger Legris
Sacristain of Saint-Étienne du Mont
Guy Denancy
Guy Denancy
Curé of Saint-Étienne du Mont
Richard Francoeur
Richard Francoeur
Clergyman with a toothache
Rudy Lenoir
Rudy Lenoir
Inspector Quiqueville
Max Desrau
Max Desrau
Clergyman at statue Ste-Cécile
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Inspector Bartin
Albert Michel
Albert Michel
Sacristain
Gloria France
Gloria France
Cafe patron
Gérard Hoffman
Gérard Hoffman
One-eyed log looter
Claude Mansard
Claude Mansard
Grocer
René-Jean Chauffard
René-Jean Chauffard
Inspector guarding Raoul
Jo Charrier
Jo Charrier
Inspector
Mohamed Jamoussy
Mohamed Jamoussy
André Chanu
André Chanu
Jacques Denoël
Jacques Denoël
Michel Nastorg
Michel Nastorg
Fred Pasquali
Fred Pasquali
Alexandre Randall
Alexandre Randall
Dominique Zardi
Dominique Zardi
Tramp (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Tramp with pram (uncredited)
Willy Braque
Willy Braque
Albert, servant (uncredited)
Philippe Dehesdin
Philippe Dehesdin
Hand bag thief (uncredited)
Luc Andrieux
Luc Andrieux
Tramp with pram (uncredited)
Pierre Durou
Pierre Durou
Discontented sacristan (uncredited)
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Inspector (uncredited)
Annick Tanguy
Annick Tanguy
Lady of the confessional (uncredited)

Crews

Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Director
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Screenplay
Léonce-Henri Burel
Léonce-Henri Burel
Director of Photography
Marguerite Renoir
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Michel Servin
Michel Servin
Novel
Alain Moury
Alain Moury
Dialogue
Henri Diamant-Berger
Henri Diamant-Berger
Producer
Jérôme Goulven
Jérôme Goulven
Producer
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Pierre Tyberghein
Pierre Tyberghein
Production Design
Louis Dor
Louis Dor
Makeup Artist
René Sarazin
René Sarazin
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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