Watch The Devil by the Tail (1969) Official Trailer
6.1 / 10 IMDb February 7, 1969 1h 30m
In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.
Director
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
February 7, 1969
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
French
Country
France, Italy
Cast
Yves Montand
as Le baron César Maricorne
Madeleine Renaud
as La marquise
Maria Schell
as La comtesse Diane
Jean Rochefort
as Le comte Georges
Jean-Pierre Marielle
as Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"
Marthe Keller
as Amélie, baronne de Coustines
Claude Piéplu
as Monsieur Patin
Xavier Gélin
as Charly - le garagiste
Jacques Balutin
as Max - le premier complice
Pierre Tornade
as Schwartz - le second complice
Tanya Lopert
as Cookie
Clotilde Joano
as La comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste
Janine Berdin
as Madame Passereau
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Charles Mallet
as Le commissaire
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Eddy Roos
as Monsieur Passereau
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Michèle Moyenin
as Une passante à la recherche du baron César
Philippe de Broca
as Un passant suédois
Production Companies
Produzioni Associate Delphos
Fildebroc
Les Productions Artistes Associés
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