The sky over Paris, 1942. English bomber, carrying out an important mission, shot down by the Germans. The pilots leave the burning car, agreeing to meet some time in the Turkish bath. One of them landed on the roof of the house, where works Parisian painter Augustin Bouvet.
The other falls on the roof of the Grand Opera house and hides together with a parachute in the apartments of chief conductor. And the commander of the crew of sir Reginald "provodnitsa" at the zoo in the pond with the seals. And as soon as the English come to Paris, start an incredible adventure
La grande vadrouille
| Year | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Country | France, UK |
| Director | Gérard Oury |
| Cinematography | André DomageClaude Renoir |
| Scriptwriters | Georges TabetAndré TabetGérard Oury |
| Produced | Robert Dorfmann |
| Music | Georges Auric |
| Art Direction | Jean AndréTanine AutréLéon Zay |
| Editing | Albert Jurgenson |
| Genres | ComedyMilitary |
| Release Date | December 8, 1966 |
| MPAA | G |
| Runtime | 123 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
Stanislas shown playing the piano at the Paris Opera. During the German occupation of France, Louis de Funes earned a living by playing the piano in Parisian bars.
In America the film was released under the title "Don't Look Now We're Being Shot at".
In the final picture it sounds "Rákóczy March" by Franz Liszt.
Occupies 66-e a place in attendance among the foreign films in Soviet cinemas.
The character Louis de Funes, conductor Stanislas LeFort, the interrogation the major commandant says that he was born in 1914, is the real birth year of the actor.
In the final episode of the chase in the frame appears a real German reconnaissance aircraft model Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, which was used in France in the postwar period, and on the earth the main characters are pursuing the German soldiers and the major of the commandant on the American M3 armored personnel carriers, imitating German Sd Kfz 251. Also on the territory of the commandant you can see one of the modifications of the American Willys MB.
The second film directed by gérard Oury (after the "Razin"), in which he brings together two famous comedians burvilem and Louis de Funes.
In the final picture it sounds "Rakoczy March" from the dramatic legend "the damnation of Faust" by Hector Berlioz.
Filmed in the movie B-17 (B-17G-85VE 44-8846) a real veteran of world war II.
In the same scene de Funes States that were supposed to meet with a man named Marechal. This is the name of the hero burvilem from the film "Cuckoo".
In the Soviet box office film was lengthened by 10 minutes to be two-part, due to the "outline for the 1-series" and extra beginning and ending credits.
The aircraft pilots whistling the tune of the American song "Tea for Two" ("Tea for two").
In the scene on a country road the British were marching, whistling "Rule, Britannia" ("Rule, Britannia, seas").
