Atlantic Wall

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MOVIE

Atlantic Wall

1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.

Original Title

Le Mur de l’Atlantique

Release Date

1970-10-14

Year

1970

Duration

1h 47m

Status

Released

Score

6.20

Genres

AdventureComedyWar

Production

#world-war-ii#normandy,-france#invasion-of-normandy#french#comedy

Cast

Bourvil

Bourvil

Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur

Sophie Desmarets

Sophie Desmarets

Maria Duchemin, sister of Léon

Peter McEnery

Peter McEnery

Jeff, the downed British airman

Sara Franchetti

Sara Franchetti

Juliette Duchemin, daughter of Léon

Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Armand, resistance leader and double agent

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler aka 'Totor'

Pino Caruso

Pino Caruso

Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Commander Perry of British HQ

Roland Lesaffre

Roland Lesaffre

Fake resistance fighter full of tics

Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

Resistant gendarme