''We Will Go to Deauville'' (French: ''Nous irons à Deauville'') is a 1962 French

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directed by

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, written by

and

Jacques Vilfrid Jacques Vilfrid (born 23 January 1923, in Paris, died 21 January 1988, aged 65, in Paris) was a French film director, film writer, and film producer. Filmography * '' More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (1955) *'' Le Triporteur'' (scenario, 1957) *'' L ...

, starring

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and

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

(uncredited). The film is known under the titles: "We Will Go to Deauville" (international English titles), "Io... 2 ville e 4 scocciatori" (Italy).

Cast

as Mr Lucien Moreau, a colleague of Mr Mercier *

as Ludovic Lambersac, the holidaymaker *

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as Mrs Monique Moreau, wife of Lucien *

Claude Brasseur Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor. Life and career Claude Brasseur was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He was the godson of Ern ...

as Mr Maurice Dubois, a friend of "Moreau" *

Colette Castel Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

as Mrs Jacqueline Dubois, wife of Maurice *

Michel Galabru Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 19224 January 2016) was a French actor. Career Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for '' Subway''), and Jean-Luc Godard. ...

as Mr Mercier, the boss of Lucien *

Jean Carmet Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Life and career Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internatio ...

as the porter of baggages *

Marie Daëms Marie Daëms (1928–2016) was a French stage actor, stage, film actress, film and television actress. Hayward & Vincendeau p.127 After studying at the Lycée Jules-Ferry (Paris), Lycée Jules-Ferry in Paris, Daëms made her stage debut in 1947 an ...

as Marie-Laure Spiroza *

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as Mr Louis, owner of a hardware shop *

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as Mr Paul, the other owner of a hardware shop *

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as the elder son of Mr Mercier *

Sacha Distel Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", ...

as singer *

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as The priest

References

External links

*
Nous irons à Deauville (1962)
at the ''Films de France'' *
Nous irons à Deauville
1962 films French comedy films 1960s French-language films French black-and-white films 1960s French films {{1960s-France-film-stub