How a simple sewer, a perfect look-alike of the president of the council, manages to reform a country and make himself loved by his fellow citizens.
Acting
Tramel's dual role — one man, two utterly different energies
Direction
Christian-Jaque keeps 98 minutes tighter than most modern comedies
Costume
Presidential finery vs sewer worker's threads — the visual gag lands every time
Director
Christian-Jaque
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Third Republic's collapse, the film's political cynicism hit different as fascism rose across Europe.
Tramel was so known for working-class roles that audiences reportedly cheered when he first appeared in presidential robes — then laughed at the reveal.
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