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Synopsis

A group of Parisians are very short of money and desperate. To attract attention they decide to become

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ed and make a raft from the wood of the Bois de Boulogne. Setting out from

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they do not make it very far across the sea, but their plan is ultimately successful.

Cast

* Raymond Bussières as Hector Colomb, street singer *

as Adèle, singer of streets *

as Cyprien, street singer *

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as Mrs Grossac, wife of industrialist *

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as Caroline Grossac, the girl *

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as Marcel Grossac, the industrialist *

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as a servant of "Grossac" * Jess Hahn as the American marine * Mario David as the athlete * Jacques Ary as gendarme *

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as the news vendor (uncredited) *

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as the patroness of café (uncredited) * Georges Lautner as amateur radio (uncredited) * Louis de Funès as the commissar (uncredited) *

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(uncredited) *

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(uncredited) *

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(uncredited)

References

External links

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Les Corsaires du Bois de Boulogne (1954)
at the ''Films de France'' 1954 films French comedy films 1950s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Norbert Carbonnaux 1954 comedy films Films scored by Norbert Glanzberg Films shot in Paris Films set in Paris 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub