The Common Man (1975)
Overview
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 (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 5.988 |
Directed By
Yves Boisset
Crew
Yves Boisset
Gisèle Rebillon
Albert Jurgenson
Jacques Loiseleux
Catherine Winter
Yves Boisset
Michel Martens
Jean Curtelin
Jean-Pierre Bastid
Vladimir Cosma
TOP CAST
Jean Carmet
Georges Lajoie
Pascale Roberts
Madame Colin
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Léo Tartaffione
Mohamed Zinet
Le frère de Saïd
Jacques Villeret
Gérald
Ginette Garcin
Ginette Lajoie
Jean Bouise
Inspecteur Boulard
Isabelle Huppert
Brigitte Colin
Jacques Chailleux
Léon Lajoie
Robert Castel
Loulou
Michel Peyrelon
Albert Schumacher
Victor Lanoux
le costaud
Henri Garcin
le haut fonctionnaire
Pierre Tornade
Colin
Pino Caruso
Vigorelli
Paul Bonifas
Le Maire
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