Y a-t-il un Français dans la salle? (1982) Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Comedy / Crime
aka: Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Film Synopsis
Horace Tumelat is the leader of a powerful political party, the
R.A.S. At the zenith of his political career, Tumelat learns of
the suicide of his old uncle Eusèbe, who brought him up.
It transpires that for many years Eusèbe had been holding a man
prisoner in his house, a blackmailer who threatened to expose Tumelat
as a Nazi collaborator. Tumelat discovers that, before he died, his
uncle left him a letter, which has mysteriously disappeared. As
the politician sets out to find the missing letter, he attracts the
attention of the policemen who are investigating his uncle's death -
they are far from convinced that he killed himself...
Cast:Victor Lanoux (Horace Tumelat),
Jacques Dutronc (Eric Plante),
Jacqueline Maillan (Madame Fluck),
Michel Galabru (Victor Réglisson),
Dominique Lavanant (Ginette Alcazar),
Andréa Ferréol (Georgette Réglisson),
Jean-François Stévenin (Paul Pauley),
Jean-Luc Bideau (Inspecteur Maurice Serruti),
Emmanuelle Riva (Adélaïde Tumelat),
Marion Peterson (Noëlle Réglisson),
François Cavanna (Malgençon),
Jacques Dufilho (Jean-Marie),
Jean Barney (Juan Carlo),
Alain Fourès (Mireille),
Henri Poirier (Jérôme Alcazar),
Alexandre Rignault (Oncle Eusèbe),
Gabrielle Calderoni (La bonne espagnole),
Christian Chauvaud (Homme au Conseil d'Etat),
Gérard Hoffman (Le docteur),
Dominique Zardi (Un syndicaliste)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 106 min
Aka:Is There a Frenchman in the House?
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