Atlantic Wall

Oct 14, 1970

1h 47m

★ 6.2

Overview

1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

War

Production Companies

Les Productions Georges de Beauregard

SNC

Fono Roma

Atlantic Wall Trailers

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Cast

Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur

Bourvil

Maria Duchemin, sister of Léon

Sophie Desmarets

Jeff, the downed British airman

Peter McEnery

Juliette Duchemin, daughter of Léon

Sara Franchetti

Armand, resistance leader and double agent

Jean Poiret

Lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler aka 'Totor'

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver

Pino Caruso

Commander Perry of British HQ

Terry-Thomas

Fake resistance fighter full of tics

Roland Lesaffre

Resistant gendarme

Jacques Balutin

Officer of the British HQ

Robert Le Béal

Ernest

Jacques Préboist

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