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Mon Oncle
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Mon Oncle

1958-05-10 · 118 min · ★ 7.4

Comedy

Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.

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Directors
Jacques Tati
Production companies
Gaumont Distribution, Specta Films, Alter Films, Film del Centauro, Cady Films, gray-film
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jacques TatiJacques TatiMonsieur Hulot
Jean-Pierre ZolaJean-Pierre ZolaMonsieur Arpel
Adrienne ServantieAdrienne ServantieMadame Arpel
Lucien FrégisLucien FrégisMonsieur Pichard
Betty SchneiderBetty SchneiderBetty, Landlord's Daughter
Jean-François MartialJean-François MartialWalter
Dominique MarieNeighbor
Yvonne ArnaudYvonne ArnaudGeorgette, the Housekeeper
Adelaide DanieliMadame Pichard
Alain BécourtAlain BécourtGérald Arpel
Régis FontenayBraces Dealer
Claude BadolleRagman
Max MartelDrunken Man
Nicolas BatailleNicolas BatailleWorking Man
Pierre ÉtaixPierre ÉtaixDelivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)
Jean-Claude RémoleuxJean-Claude RémoleuxClient in Monsieur Arpel's Factory (uncredited)
Denise PéronneDenise PéronneMademoiselle Fevrier (uncredited)
Nicole RegnaultNicole RegnaultShort-sighted motorist (uncredited)
Édouard FrancommeÉdouard FrancommeHouse Painter (uncredited)
André DinoSweeper (uncredited)

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