A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.
Directed by Georges Lautner
espionage
widow
castle
spoof
secret service
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Lino Ventura
Francis Lagneau
Francis Blanche
Boris Vassiliev
Bernard Blier
Eusebio Cafarelli
Mireille Darc
Amaranthe
Jess Hahn
Commodore O'Brien
André Weber
Rudolphe Rossini
Louis Arbessier
Swiss colonel
Jacques Balutin
Customs officer
Françoise Giret
Mrs. Pauline
Violette Marceau
Lucienne, aka Rosalinde
Yves Elliot
Jean-Pierre Moutier
Employee of the Colonel
Crew
Georges Lautner
Director
Albert Simonin
Writer
Michel Magne
Original Music Composer
Maurice Fellous
Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
1 review
noceur
8.0★ · 08/27/25
alternative title: “How often can i throw the yank out of a window?”
the beginning was slow as hell but it became VERY FUNNY after that. it doesn’t quite compare to the monocle trilogy, however i would consider it a fun watch nonetheless. love Lino Ventura when paired with Bernand Blier.
alternative title: “How often can i throw the yank out of a window?”
the beginning was slow as hell but it became VERY FUNNY after that. it doesn’t quite compare to the monocle trilogy, however i would consider it a fun watch nonetheless. love Lino Ventura when paired with Bernand Blier.
