

Some Too Quiet Gentlemen
1973-01-25 · 92 min · ★ 5.6
The sleepy little village of Loubressac is well on its way to becoming a ghost town. To save the town, the local citizenry hatch a plan to attract tourists. To their horror, the plan misfires when a group of hippies are the first to move in. The hippies' free and unconventional ways quickly upset the staid lives of the locals. Then one of the locals is found murdered, and suspicion inevitably falls on the newcomers. Eventually, the locals and the hippies join forces to solve the mystery, and in the course of their adventures learn to respect each others' ways.
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- Directors
- Georges Lautner
- Production companies
- Gaumont International
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jean LefebvreJulien Michalon
Michel GalabruPeloux
Henri GuybetL'adjoint au maire
Charles SouthwoodCharles
André PousseGérard
Bruno PradalPaul
DaniOdette
Paul PréboistAdrien
Renée Saint-CyrCountess
Miou-MiouAnita
Hervé WatineAlain
Sophie BoudetViviane
Nathalie CourvalSolange
Robert DalbanInspector
Mike MarshallInspector
Henri CoganMaurice
Jean LuisiJo
Jean-Jacques MoreauLe conducteur
Philippe CastelliLe narrateur
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