A French animal lover protects a dog and a mouse wanted by Soviet scientists for their space program.
Acting
Noël-Noël's deadpan panic is unintentionally iconic.
Production
Sputnik-era sets that scream 'we built this in a garage.'
Director
Jean Dréville
Noël-Noël
Léon Martin
Denise Grey
Marguerite Martin
Francis Blanche
Chazot
Nathalie Nerval
Dina, interpreter
Robert Lombard
Gendarmerie adjutant
Pauline Carton
Marie
Harry-Max
Doctor
Serge Nadaud
Soviet cultural attaché
Henri Coutet
Villager
Sophie Daumier
Mireille Martin
Gil Vidal
Paul de Grandlieu
Mischa Auer
Professor Papov
Darry Cowl
Hubert, government delegate
Noël Roquevert
Mayor of Lésigny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released one year after Sputnik 1, this rode the wave of genuine Western panic about Soviet space superiority—then made it silly.
Noël-Noël was already 67 here and had been France's beloved comic everyman since the 1930s—this was his awkward attempt at staying relevant in the space age.
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