Directed by Gérard Oury in 1966, La Grande Vadrouille is the best film of Louis de Funes’ career according to AlloCiné viewers.
With an average rating of 4,337 out of 5 stars, this essential comedy set in France during the occupation reunites the legendary duo formed by Louis de Funes and Bourville for the third time, following La Traversée de Paris and Le Corniaud.
The two actors portray French civilians who are brought in to help British paratroopers whose planes are shot down by the Germans in the skies over the French capital. Bourville interprets Augustine Bouvet, house painter, while Louis de Funes lends his qualities to the uncompromising conductor Stanislas Lefort, who guides the Opéra Garnier musicians with a steely hand. Together, these two characters, who have everything against them, will create one of the most famous tandems of French comedy.
The fifth biggest success of all time in France (and the third for a French film), La Grande Vadrouille gathered more than 17 million viewers during its theatrical release, thanks in particular to the combined talents of its headliners, who are credited with an unforgettable sequence. scenes.
Pell-mix, for example, the meeting of two actors in a public bath, Stanislas Lefort’s tyrannical rehearsal in an opera, the memorable shoe “loan” and the whistles of Louis de Funes. His unwanted roommate snores.
Just below, on the podium of the best films of Louis de Funes according to AlloCiné viewers, we find Travers de Paris (4,122 out of 5), The Branch of the Nobles (5, 4,072), The Adventures of Jacob the Rabbi (3,982). of 5) and wing or thigh (3.852 of 5).
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Source: Allocine
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