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Plot

This French historical comedy/farce, loosely based on Victor Hugo's play Ruy Blas, benefits greatly from having Louis De Funes and Yves Montand in the roles of Saluste and Blaze. Saluste is a nobleman who has been exiled from court and sent to collect taxes in the countryside. Blaze is his assistant, who manages to help the overtaxed peasants behind his boss's back. When Saluste decides to resume meddling in the monarch's affairs using Blaze as his henchman, his schemes backfire badly.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
105min.
DVD Release Date:
03/21/2006
Director(s):
Gérard Oury
Starring:
Louis de Funès , Yves Montand , Alice Sapritch , Paul Preboist
Themes:
Class Differences,Servants and Employers
Tone:
Light,Merry,Wry
Keywords:
France,aristocracy,assassination,humiliation,royalty,scandal,tax-collector,taxes,upward-mobility,valet [servant]
Country of Origin:
France (12-08-1971),Italy (01-02-1972)
Language:
French