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The Indestructible

1959 · 84 min

A light, silly farce where a hapless waiter survives every absurd attempt on his life, played for gentle laughs.

Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Darry Cowl, Line Renaud, Michel Galabru
Overview
Augustin Robustal and his wife Lilane run the riverside café "Au joyeux gardon" and if the "gardon" (roach) is happy, the owners of the establishment are not as business is bad. Indeed the place is almost deserted except by four faithful patrons, Francis, a garage owner, Pivois, a man with a modest private income, Loulou, a radio technician and Boudoux, an undertaker. Now, the Robustals employ a fanciful but gifted waiter, Hippolyte. This one happens to be infatuated with Liliane, so much so that one day he takes out a life insurance in her favor. The four regulars' reaction is instant: they offer Robustal to execute Hippolyte, in exchange for a commission. But the trouble (at least for them!) is that Hippolyte is indestructible.

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Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Darry Cowl, Line Renaud, Michel Galabru
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • love
  • crime
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean Boyer
Starring
Darry Cowl, Line Renaud, Michel Galabru, René Havard, Robert Rollis, Lucien Raimbourg, Roland Armontel, Francis Blanche
Music
Louis Gasté
Runtime
84 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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