

The Devil by the Tail
Comedy
Overview
In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1969-02-07
Runtime:
1h 30m
Director:
Philippe de Broca
Writer:
Daniel Boulanger, Claude Sautet
Top Cast

Yves Montand
Le baron César Maricorne

Madeleine Renaud
La marquise

Maria Schell
La comtesse Diane

Jean Rochefort
Le comte Georges

Jean-Pierre Marielle
Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"

Marthe Keller
Amélie, baronne de Coustines

Claude Piéplu
Monsieur Patin

Xavier Gélin
Charly - le garagiste

Jacques Balutin
Max - le premier complice

Pierre Tornade
Schwartz - le second complice

Tanya Lopert
Cookie

Clotilde Joano
La comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste
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