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La grande vadrouille (1966)

Comedy, War, Adventure | France, UK

Director: Gérard Oury

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Rating: 7.9/10

User rating: 7.8/10
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SYNOPSIS

A RAF Bomber is shot down over Paris by the Germans. Its crew (Terry Thomas as a flight captain) land there by parachute. With the help of some French civilians (Louis De Funès in the role of a conductor and Bourvil as a house painter) they try to escape over the demarcation line into the southern part of France, still not occupied by the Germans.

Actors

Writer: Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson

Producer: Robert Dorfmann

RUNTIME: 132 min

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