The Little Bather

The Little Bather

1968
1h 36min

Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...

The Little Bather

Storyline

Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...
    Released
    3/22/1968
    Runtime
    1h 36min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Les Films Corona, Les Films Copernic, Fono Roma, Selenia Cinematografica
Cast
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume
Andréa Parisy
Andréa Parisy
Marie-Béatrice Fourchaume
Franco Fabrizi
Franco Fabrizi
Marcello Cacciaperotti
Michel Galabru
Michel Galabru
Scipio
Robert Dhéry
Robert Dhéry
André Castagnier
Colette Brosset
Colette Brosset
Charlotte Castagnier
Pierre Dac
Pierre Dac
Le ministre
Jacques Legras
Jacques Legras
Henri Castagnier, le curé
Michèle Alexandre
Michèle Alexandre
L'épouse du ministre
Nicole Vervil
Nicole Vervil
La mère du petit Francis
Robert Rollis
Robert Rollis
Un marin
Georges Adet
Georges Adet
Le gardien du chantier
Philippe Dumat
Philippe Dumat
Le joueur de tambour de la fanfare
Gérard Calvi
Gérard Calvi
Le chef de la fanfare
Roger Caccia
L'organiste
Hélène Dieudonné
Hélène Dieudonné
La garde-barrière
Pierre Tornade
Pierre Tornade
Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, le gardien de phare
Henri Génès
Henri Génès
Le paysan
Georges Bever
Georges Bever
Le majordome des Fourchaume (uncredited)
Claude Darget
Claude Darget
Le speaker de la course nautique (uncredited)
Yvette Dolvia
Mlle Rongibut (uncredited)
Faïda Faggin
Miss San Remo (uncredited)
Max Montavon
Max Montavon
L'homme nu de la cabine (uncredited)
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia
Le président du jury (uncredited)
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