''The Little Bather'' (french: Le Petit Baigneur), is a French

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film from 1968, directed and written by

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, starring

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and

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Cast

: Louis-Philippe Fourchaume *

: André Castagnier *

: Marie-Beatrice Fourchaume, spouse of Louis-Philippe *

Colette Brosset Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922 – 1 March 2007) was a French actress, writer and choreographer. She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in ''La Plume de Ma Tante'' and '' Ah! Les belles ba ...

: Charlotte Castagnier, sister of André *

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: Marcello Cacciaperotti *

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: L'abbé Henri Castagnier, a brother of André *

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: Scipion, the brother-in-low of André *

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: Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, a brother of André * Henri Génès : Joseph * Roger Caccia : Rémi Vigoret (the churchwarden organist) *

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: minister *

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: Sailor

Reception

The film was the highest-grossing in France in 1968.

References

External links

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Le Petit Baigneur
at the ''Films de France'' 1968 films 1968 comedy films French comedy films Commedia all'italiana 1960s French-language films Films produced by Robert Dorfmann Films scored by Gérard Calvi 1960s French films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub