The Buddies

1965

1h 31m

IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Seven old pals live inseparable lives, dividing their time between hilarious pranks and memorable drinking bouts. Bénin is the mastermind, Broudier the enforcer and Lesueur the prankster. One evening, a grandiose plan was hatched: to wreak havoc in two peaceful sub-prefectures: Ambert and Issoire. Broudier begins: in the middle of the night, disguised as a minister, he wakes up a barracks in Ambert and sets in motion a thunderous maneuver. The next day, disguised as a Dominican, Bénin climbed to the pulpit of the cathedral and delivered a sermon insulting Christian doctrine. The same day, in Issoire, the local authorities were preparing to unveil a statue of Vercingetorix. But the statue came to life, pelting the crowd with tomatoes: it was Lesueur. With their minds at rest, the friends headed off to the Côte-d'Or for a vacation. But already, one of them begins to perform a new prank.

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Writers

Yves Robert(writer by)
Jules Romains(writer by)
François Boyer(writer by)
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Pierre Mondy
Broudier
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Guy Bedos
Martin
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Claude Piéplu
le colonel
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Tsilla Chelton
l'hôtelière
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Hubert Deschamps
le député-maire Cramouillat
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Jean Lefebvre
le restaurateur
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Catherine Rouvel
la jeune femme
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Micheline Luccioni
la nourrice sur la photo

Directors

Writers

Yves Robert(writer by)
Jules Romains(writer by)
François Boyer(writer by)

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Release date

January 15, 1965 (United States)

Country of origin

France

Language

French

Production company

Les Productions de la Guéville

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