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Your Money or Your Life

1966 · 90 min

A light, fast-moving French farce about money changing hands, played for easy laughs and gentle confusion rather than depth.

Directed by
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Heinz Rühmann, Jean Poiret
Overview
Pétepan learns that his money has been lost by Robinhoude brothers.He asks his assistants to withdraw his amount from the bank.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fernandel, Heinz Rühmann, Jean Poiret
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Jean-Pierre Mocky
    Starring
    Fernandel, Heinz Rühmann, Jean Poiret, Marilù Tolo, Jean Carmet, Darry Cowl, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Piéplu
    Music
    Bernard Kesslair
    Cinematography
    Jean Tournier
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Germany, France, Italy
    Languages
    French

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