L'oeil en coulisse (1953)
Wounded during a rugby match he'd come to Paris to play, Tonin Bonnafous, a thoroughbred southerner, settled in Paris with a former stalag mate he'd happily met. Tonin liked the asylum. His friends are charming, and there's a neighbor, Martine, a young cinema extra, whom Tonin finds to his liking. Through his electrician friend, Tonin gets a job on the radio, and through his young neighbor, he even gets a job as an extra in the cinema.
Director: André Berthomieu
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Henri Génès as Tonin Bonafous |
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Jeannette Batti as Martine Cairolle |
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Nicole Maurey as Annette Durand |
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Jean-Marc Thibault as Dudu Durand |
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Jacques Gencel as Jojo Cairolle |
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Louis Velle as Martine's fiancé |
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Paul Faivre as Mr. Leloup of the funeral directors |
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Robert Rollis as Noisemaker |
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Gaston Orbal as Orchestra conductor |
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Charles Bouillaud as Neighbor at the window |
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André Bourillon as Radio host |
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Roger Couderc as Radio host |
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Loïs Van Lee as Radio host |
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Jacques Provins as Self - in their radio pastiche |
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André Chanu as |
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Michel Méry as Self - in their radio pastiche |
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André Bibal as |
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Paulette Dubost as Mrs. Florent |
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Alain Roland as |
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Félix Marten as |
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Agnes Tanguy as |
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Guy Saint-Clair as |
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Nono Zammit as |
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Max Desrau as |
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Jean-Pierre Méry as |
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André Berthomieu as Director |
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Germaine Charley as (uncredited) |
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Henri Betti as The pianist (uncredited) |
| Directing | André Berthomieu | Director |
| Sound | Henri Betti | Original Music Composer |