Des pissenlits par la racine / Salad by the Roots / Georges Lautner / 1964 / film review

Des pissenlits par la racine (1964)
Georges Lautner

Comedy

Synopsis

On his release from prison, small-time crook Riton has just one thought: to take his revenge on his rival Jockey Jack. He has never forgiven Jack for stealing a prostitute named Rocky la Braise from him, thereby depriving him of a comfortable income. In the course of a chase, the two men end up at a theatre where Jockey Jack’s cousin Jérôme Martinet works. Jack kills Riton accidentally and hides his body in the case of a double bass belonging to Jérôme. He then hides himself in a clothes basket, which is carried to a seventh floor apartment, along with the case containing the corpse. Jockey Jack and his victim end up at the home of Pierre Michon, who is throwing a lavish party. It is here that Rockey is about to bed her new boyfriend Jo when she discovers the case containing the body of her former employer...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

Director: Georges Lautner
Script: Clarence Weff, Georges Lautner, Albert Kantof, Michel Audiard
Photo: Maurice Fellous
Music: Georges Delerue
Cast: Louis de Funès (Jockey Jack), Michel Serrault (Jérôme), Mireille Darc (Rockie La Braise), Maurice Biraud (Jo Arengeot), Francis Blanche (Absalon), Raymond Meunier (La Douane), Hubert Deschamps (Général Fréderic Cédille), Gianni Musi (Riton, dit ’Pommes-Chips’), Colette Régis (Christine), Darry Cowl (Gratiopoulos)
Country: France / Italy
Language: French
Runtime: 95 min
Aka: Salad by the Roots

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