The Common Man

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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...

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1975

Director:

Yves Boisset

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Company:

Sofracima

Cast:
Jean Carmet

Georges Lajoie

Pascale Roberts

Madame Colin

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Léo Tartaffione

Mohamed Zinet

Le frère de Saïd

Jacques Villeret

Gérald

Crew:
Michel Martens

Screenplay

Yves Boisset

Author

Jacques Loiseleux

Director of Photography

Yves Boisset

Director

Gisèle Rebillon

Producer