Dandelions by the Roots (1964)

05/06/1964 (FR) • 1h 35m

Comedy, Crime

Overview

Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster mysteriously has disappeared, but it turns out that he was carrying a bet ticket for a horse race now worth over a million. A turbulent run for the money begins.

Top Billed Cast

Louis de Funès

Jockey Jack

Michel Serrault

Jérôme Martinet, actor and cousin of Jockey Jack

Mireille Darc

'Rockie la Braise'

Maurice Biraud

Jo Arengeot

Darry Cowl

Gratiopoulos

Raymond Meunier

'La Douane'

Hubert Deschamps

General Fréderic Cédille

Gianni Musy

Riton aka "Pom Chips"


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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