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directed by Jean Boyer and starring

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and Jean Richard.Quinlan p.385 The title is a French expression for something that is painfully expensive. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Following the sale of her

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, a young woman leaves the money from the transaction in a

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. In order to avoid her husband's reproaches, she feigns

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Cast

as Léon Brissac *

as Angèle Brissac * Jean Richard as Albert *

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as Dr. Séverin *

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as Le chauffeur de taxi *

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as L'auvergnat *

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References

Bibliography

* Quinlan, David. ''Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Stars''. Batsford, 1996.

External links

* 1963 films French comedy films 1963 comedy films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Jean Boyer 1960s French films {{1960s-France-film-stub