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The Common Man

7.019751h 40mMovieDrama

Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family…

DirectorYves Boisset
WritersYves Boisset·Michel Martens
ProducersGisèle Rebillon·Catherine Winter

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Cast · Directed by Yves Boisset

JCJean Carmet
Jean Carmet
Georges Lajoie
PRPascale Roberts
Pascale Roberts
Madame Colin
JMJean-Pierre Marielle
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Léo Tartaffione
MZMohamed Zinet
Mohamed Zinet
Le frère de Saïd
JVJacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret
Gérald
GGGinette Garcin
Ginette Garcin
Ginette Lajoie
JBJean Bouise
Jean Bouise
Inspecteur Boulard
IHIsabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Brigitte Colin
JCJacques Chailleux
Jacques Chailleux
Léon Lajoie
RCRobert Castel
Robert Castel
Loulou
MPMichel Peyrelon
Michel Peyrelon
Albert Schumacher
VLVictor Lanoux
Victor Lanoux
le costaud

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The Common Man — streaming FAQ

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The Common Man hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 16, 1975. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.