Devil by the tail

the Devil by the tail is a film French left in August 1969 and carried out by Philippe de Broca.

Synopsis

In a dilapidated castle of the 17th century, property of a family of noble desilvered, one attracts the tourists with the complicity of the local mechanic. Until the day when a tempting gangster and his two accomplices arrive who tansportent the spoils of their last misdeed. The family of lords of the manor at all does not intend to let pass a similar aubaine…

Data sheet

Title: Devil by the tail
Realization: Philippe de Broca
Scenario: Daniel Boulanger, Philippe de Broca
Image: Jean Penzer
Assembly: Francoise Javet
Original music: Georges Delerue
Production company: Fildebroc
Country of origin: France
Format: Colors
Kind: Comedy
Lasted: 98 minutes
Coming out date: 1969 (France)

Distribution

Madeleine Renaud: the marchioness
Yves Montand: the baron César
Jean Rochefort: Georges, count de Coustines
Maria Schell: Diane, countess of Coustines
Marthe Keller: Amélie, baroness of Coustines
Clotilde Joano: Jeanne
Claude Piéplu: Mr Patin
Jean-Pierre Marielle: Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin - the playboy
Tanya Lopert: Cookie
Xavier Gélin: Charly - the mechanic
Jacques Balutin: Max - the first accomplice
Pierre Tornado: Schwartz - the second accomplice

and Philippe de Broca, who appears in the role of one of the Scandinavian tourists bathing in the basins of the castle.

Around film

the whole of film was turned to the Château of Fléchères on the commune of Fareins in the Ain.

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