Summary
In the early 1900s, Jules Auguste Duroc has invented a revolutionary
new bicycle which he hopes will make his fortune. Unfortunately,
he has managed to bankrupt himself before he can profit from his
invention. When the over-zealous bailiff Léon Charles
Mulot calls at his shop, Duroc makes a hasty retreat on his bicycle,
and ends up at the starting line of the Paris to San Remo cycle
race. The adventure has only just begun!
Review
French comedy giant Bourvil surpasses himself in this hilarious madcap
chase film, the kind of film that was hugely popular in the mid-1960s -
other notable examples include The
Great Race (1965) and Monte Carlo and Bust (in which
Bourvil had a small part). Replete with visual gags – some of
which are worthy of the great Buster Keaton – Les Cracks is unflagging escapist
fun with guarantees a fair quantity of laughs.
Write a review for this film...
Write a review for this film...
User Comments
Useful links
- Best French films of 2011
- Best French films of the 2000s
- Best of the French New Wave
- Best of French film comedy
- The best 100 French films
- The most successful French films
- Great French filmmakers
Related links
- The best French comedies
- Other French films of the 1960s
- The best French films of the 1960s
- Other French comedies
- Biography and films of Alex Joffé
To buy this film
Check DVD and Blu-ray availability:
Credits
- Director: Alex Joffé
- Script: Gabriel Arout, Jean Bernard-Luc, Alex Joffé, Pierre Lévy-Corti
- Photo: Jean Bourgoin
- Music: Georges Delerue
- Cast: Bourvil (Jules Auguste Duroc), Robert Hirsch (Me Mulot), Monique Tarbès (Delphine Duroc), Michel de Ré (Le marquis de Lion), Anne Jolivet (Jocelyne), Bernard Verley (Lelièvre), Gianni Bonagura (Pifarelli), Roger Caccia (Le semeur-pêcheur), Patrick Préjean (Médard), Francis Lax (Carrel), Max Fournel (Osmond), Teddy Bilis (Mouton), Paul Wagner (Latina)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 110 min
- Aka: The Hotshots
Similar films
If you like this film you may also like the following:- L’Aile ou la cuisse (1976)
- Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973)
- La Ballade des Dalton (1978)
- Coup de torchon (1981)
- La Folie des grandeurs (1971)
- La Grande vadrouille (1966)
- Le Mouton à cinq pattes (1954)
- Occupe-toi d’Amélie (1949)
- Oscar (1967)
- Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982)
- Le Roi de coeur (1966)
- Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d’Or (1961)
- Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953)
- La Vie est un roman (1983)
To buy Les Cracks:

Comedy






