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About
Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...
Theatrical
Sep 23, 1946
Director
Music
Studio
SFPE
Original Title
Circonstances atténuantes
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →A
Arletty
Marie Qu'a-d'ça
M
Michel Simon
Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
A
Andrex
'Môme de Dieu'
S
Suzanne Dantès
Mrs. Nathalie Le Sentencier
M
Mila Parély
'La Panthère'
D
Dorville
Jules Le Bouic
F
François Simon
'La Poupée', accordionist
R
Robert Arnoux
Gabriel, Le Sentencier's chauffeur
J
Jeanine Roger
Gabriel's fiancée
R
Robert Ozanne
'Cinq-de-trique'
G
Georges Lannes
'Coup de Chasse'
L
Liliane Lesaffre
Lontine Le Bouic
É
Émile Saint-Ober
Coco
H
Henri de Livry
R
Robert Sidonac
J
Jean Hubert
M
Marie-José
Madame Cinq de Canne
G
Georges Bever
Cycle merchant (uncredited)
R
René Lacourt
(uncredited)
