A comedy about an absent-minded man who works at a advertising company and topples from one problem to another.
Acting
Pierre Richard's physical comedy—Buster Keaton by way of anxiety.
Direction
Tight 85 minutes, no fat, pure escalating disaster.
Director
Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard
Pierre Malaquet
Marie-Christine Barrault
Lisa Gastier
Bernard Blier
Guiton
Maria Pacôme
Glycia Malaquet
Catherine Samie
Clarisse Guiton
Micheline Luccioni
Madame Gastier
Paul Préboist
Monsieur Klerdene
Tsilla Chelton
Madame Cliston
Robert Dalban
Mazelin
François Maistre
Monsieur Gastier
Jacques Monod
M. Malaquet
Romain Bouteille
Corbel
Claude Evrard
Figuier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pierre Richard became France's face of comic anxiety—this role defined his 'everyman disaster' persona for decades.
Richard co-wrote the script and did many stunts himself, including the memorable escalator scene that took 28 takes.
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