Atlantic Wall

1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.

Cast

Bourvil

as Léon Duchemin

Sophie Desmarets

as Maria Duchemin, sœur de Léon

Peter McEnery

as Jeff, l'aviateur britannique abattu

Sara Franchetti

as Juliette Duchemin, fille de Léon

Jean Poiret

as Armand, agent double avec les Allemands, chef de la résistance

Reinhard Kolldehoff

as Le lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler dit « Totor »

Pino Caruso

as Le lieutenant Friedrich, chauffeur de Rommel

Terry-Thomas

as Le commandant Perry du Q.G. britannique

Roland Lesaffre

as Le faux résistant bourré de tics

Jacques Balutin

as Un gendarme résistant

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