''On aura tout vu'' is a French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Georges Lautner Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less ...

and released in

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

Plot

François Perrin (Pierre Richard), a photographer desirous to get into filming, wrote with his friend Henri, a script titled ''Le miroir de l'âme''. Having not found any producer, François transmits the script to a producer of pornographic films, Bob Morlock (Jean-Pierre Marielle), who retitles the project into ''La vaginale''. The only thing is that this setting becomes a source of conflict between François and his partner Christine (Miou-Miou).

Cast

Pierre Richard Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Pierre Richard is considered by many, such as ...

... François Perrin, advertising photographer *

Jean-Pierre Marielle Jean-Pierre Marielle (12 April 1932 – 24 April 2019) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films in which he played very diverse roles, from a banal citizen (''Les Galettes de Pont-Aven''), to a World War II hero (''Les Milles ...

... Bob Morlock, producer of pornographic films *

Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...

... Christine Lefèbvre, friend of François *

Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...

... Ploumenech, Morlock's assistant *

Henri Guybet Henri Guybet (born 21 December 1936) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1964. Guybet started his career in dinner theater in the Café de la Gare, alongside Coluche and Miou-Miou in late 1960s. Gérard Oury ...

... Henri Mercier, pasta maker and co-author with François *

Renée Saint-Cyr Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achieved fame in the film business, albeit as a director. ...

: Madame Ferroni, director of the pasta brand "Ferroni" *

Sabine Azéma Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the ...

... Claude Ferroni, the girl in love with Henri *

Jean Luisi Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

... Jules Slimane, the pornographic actor *

Valérie Mairesse Valérie Mairesse (born 8 June 1954) is a French stage and film actress. She was nominated for the César Awards 1978 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Repérages''. Theater Filmography External links * 1955 births Fr ...

... Pierrette, an actress * Michel Blanc ... himself *

Marie-Anne Chazel Marie-Anne France Jacqueline Chazel (born 19 September 1951) is a French actress, screenwriter and director, who has been active in both film and television since 1974. Biography Chazel was born to actress Louba Guertchikoff (birth name Lou ...

... herself *

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's ''Les Bronzés'' and ''Les Visiteurs'' directed by J ...

... himself * Gérard Chambre ... Aldo, the pornographic actor *

Jean Michaud Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

... Monsieur Ferroni, director of the pasta brand "Ferroni" * Maïtena Galli ... Mona Duroc, the pornographic actress * Arlette Emmery ... Marie-France, Morlock's secretary *

Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe '' Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Gé ...

... the actor at the theater café

Notes on the film

* Francis Veber and

have imagined this film at the advent of pornographic films in the United States. * Engaging himself on the film,

refused at the same time to play in ''

The Wing or the Thigh ''The Wing or the Thigh'', from the French () is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starring Louis de Funès and Coluche. Plot Charles Duchemin (Louis de Funès) is the editor of an internationally known restaurant guide, for wh ...

'' (1976) in which he was chosen to portray the role of Gérard Duchemin. * The music theme of the film by

Philippe Sarde Philippe Sarde (born 21 June 1948) is a French film composer. Considered among the most versatile and talented French film composers of his generation, Sarde has scored over two hundred films, film shorts, and television mini-series. He received a ...

, is very close from the one of the next film directed by Georges Lautner ''

Death of a Corrupt Man ''Death of a Corrupt Man'' (french: Mort d'un pourri), also known as ''The Twisted Detective'' and ''To Kill a Rat'', is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by R ...

'' (1977), also by Philippe Sarde.

External links

* * 1976 films French comedy films 1976 comedy films Films directed by Georges Lautner Films scored by Philippe Sarde Films about films Gaumont Film Company films 1970s French films Films with screenplays by Francis Veber {{1970s-France-film-stub