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One Hundred Francs Per Second

1953 · 88 min

A breezy, good-natured French romp that coasts on silly gags and radio-show charm, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Philippe Lemaire, Geneviève Kervine, Bourvil
Overview
Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Philippe Lemaire, Geneviève Kervine, Bourvil
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • ambition
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean Boyer
Written by
Jean-Jacques Vital
Starring
Philippe Lemaire, Geneviève Kervine, Bourvil, Fred Pasquali, Henri Génès, Gaston Orbal, Jean-Jacques Vital, Jacques Eyser
Cinematography
Charles Suin
Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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