Modest bank clerk Auguste Roussel finds himself on the front page of every news paper
in the land when, one day, he jumps into the Seine to save a young woman from drowning.
Unbeknown to him, the woman in question is aspiring film star and publicity seeker Françoise,
a.k.a. Marylyn Wood, who was staging a fake suicide and rescue attempt to earn herself
a place on the cover of a glossy magazine. Her agent, the Machiavellian publicist
Flauvert, decides to use Auguste's newfound fame to their mutual advantage…
Cast:Fernand Raynaud (Auguste Roussel),
Valérie Lagrange (Françoise),
Jean Poiret (Georges Flower),
Roger Carel (Albert, le beau-frère),
Palau (Boyer de l'Ain),
Simone Berthier (La servante d'Auguste),
Paul Préboist (Dupont),
Henri Attal (Un photographe),
André Badin (Le photographe chanceux),
Serge Bento (Le journaliste de France-Soir),
Ingrid Bergman (Cameo Appearance),
Jean Blancheur (Un administrateur),
Christian Brocard (L'employé du garage),
Claudia Cardinale (Cameo appearance),
André Chanu (Le ministre),
Hubert Deschamps (Le récitant),
Pierre Duncan (Le producteur d'oranges),
Pierre Flourens (Le directeur de la banque),
Jean Gras (Gary Hohnson),
Robert Le Béal (Le directeur du Figaro)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:Kolka, My Friend
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