Atlantic Wall (1970)

10/14/1970 (FR) • 1h 47m

Adventure, Comedy, War

Overview

1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.

Top Billed Cast

Bourvil

Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur

Sophie Desmarets

Maria Duchemin, sister of Léon

Peter McEnery

Jeff, the downed British airman

Sara Franchetti

Juliette Duchemin, daughter of Léon

Jean Poiret

Armand, resistance leader and double agent

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler aka 'Totor'

Pino Caruso

Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver

Terry-Thomas

Commander Perry of British HQ

Roland Lesaffre

Fake resistance fighter full of tics


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war ii

normandy, france

invasion of normandy

french

comedy

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