The Devil by the Tail

6.1 / 10

(44 votes)

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.

Country:

France,

Italy

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1969

Director:

Philippe de Broca

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Company:

Produzioni Associate Delphos,

Fildebroc,

Les Productions Artistes Associés

Cast:
Yves Montand

Le baron César Maricorne

Madeleine Renaud

La marquise

Maria Schell

La comtesse Diane

Jean Rochefort

Le comte Georges

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"

Crew:
Philippe de Broca

Director

Daniel Boulanger

Writer

Claude Sautet

Writer

Claude Miller

Assistant Director

Daniel Boulanger

Adaptation