The Devil by the Tail(1969)
Le diable par la queue
Aw, hell
Overview
In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.
- Director:
- Philippe de Broca
- Writers:
- Daniel Boulanger, Claude Sautet, Daniel Boulanger
- Cinematographer:
- Jean Penzer
- Production:
- Produzioni Associate Delphos, Fildebroc, Les Productions Artistes Associés
- Status:
- Released
Cast
Yves Montand
Le baron César Maricorne
Madeleine Renaud
La marquise
Maria Schell
La comtesse Diane
Jean Rochefort
Le comte Georges
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"
Marthe Keller
Amélie, baronne de Coustines
Claude Piéplu
Monsieur Patin
Xavier Gélin
Charly - le garagiste
Jacques Balutin
Max - le premier complice
Pierre Tornade
Schwartz - le second complice
Tanya Lopert
Cookie
Clotilde Joano
La comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste
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