47 reviews
Comedy/History
1h 30m
1969
Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract, and marriage...

Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter, but she has no intention of giving in to the young doctor until she sees the marriage contract, and marriage does not fit in with Benjamin's spirit of independence. For the same reason he resists the efforts of his sister Bettine to marry him off to Arabelle, the daughter of old Dr. Minxit. Benjamin does agree to go and meet the girl. But that evening his sister finds him at the inn together with Manette, who is arrested by her father. So she decides to go with Benjamin herself. But as result of an incident with the fat Marquis puts paid to the expedition. Benjamin is subjected by the Marquis to a humiliating practical joke. Benjamin is determined to got his revenge. He succeeds thanks to the gorgeous Vicomte Hector de Pont-Cassé, who also helps Manette with her problems against her father. But Benjamin is now arrested by the Marquis...
- DirectorÉdouard Molinaro
- Release28 November 1969
- Genre
- Duration1h 30m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate47 reviews
- Productions
Euro International Films
Cast

Jacques Brel
Benjamin Rathery

Claude Jade
Manette

Bernard Alane
Pont-Cassé

Rosy Varte
Bettine, soeur de Benjamin

Paul Frankeur
Docteur Minxit

Lyne Chardonnet
Arabelle Minxit

Robert Dalban
Père de Manette

Bernard Blier
Marquis de Cambyse

Alfred Adam
Le sergent

Armand Mestral
Machecourt

Paul Préboist
Parlenta

Guy Delorme
Un laquais

Christine Aurel
Madame Chapelle

Daniela Surina
La marquise de Cambyse

Régine Motte
Madame Fata (uncredited)
Similar Movies

Mookie
1998

A Prince (almost) Charming
2013

Full Moon in Paris
1984

Distracted
1970

Joker
2019

Finding Dory
2016

Interstellar
2014

The Terminator
1984

Catch Me If You Can
2002

The Shawshank Redemption
1994

John Wick
2014

Toy Story
1995

The Hateful Eight
2015

The Departed
2006

Back to the Future
1985

1917
2019

Fight Club
1999

Guardians of the Galaxy
2014

Wonder Woman
2017
