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The Bamboo Stroke

4.519631h 30mMovieComedy

Albert is the irremovable waiter in a small bistro that has just been sold by his former bosses, Angèle and Léon. Angèle, having forgotten the ten million paid by the notary in a cab, prefers to feign madness rather than incur her…

DirectorJean Boyer
WriterJean Guitton
ProducersJean Boyer·Robert Dorfmann

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Cast · Directed by Jean Boyer

JRJean Richard
Jean Richard
Albert
FPFrançois Périer
François Périer
Léon Brissac
MPMicheline Presle
Micheline Presle
Angèle Brissac
NRNoël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert
Dr Séverin
JLJean Lefebvre
Jean Lefebvre
L'auvergnat
JDJacques Dufilho
Jacques Dufilho
Le chauffeur de taxi
PBPaul Bisciglia
Paul Bisciglia
JDJacques Dynam
Jacques Dynam
CLClaudie Laurence
Claudie Laurence
SMSophie Mallet
Sophie Mallet
LM
Lucienne Marchand
DZDominique Zardi
Dominique Zardi

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