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Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance

The movie that cost more than the D-Day Landings

19836.91h 42m

Overview

It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!

Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Written by Jean-Marie Poiré, Christian Clavier, Martin Lamotte
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Michel Taupin

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Jean-Robert Bourdelle dit « Papy »

Roland Giraud

Roland Giraud

Général Herman Spontz

Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot

Adolfo Ramirez, dit « Rami »

Martin Lamotte

Martin Lamotte

Guy-Hubert « Super Résistant » Bourdelle

Dominique Lavanant

Dominique Lavanant

Bernadette Bourdelle, fille Bourdelle, fiancée de Michel

Jacqueline Maillan

Jacqueline Maillan

Héléna Bourdelle dit « La Bourdelle »

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

Maréchal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

La pharmacienne qui couche avec Ralph, un Allemand

Michel Blanc

Michel Blanc

Le père Lebœuf, résistant

Themes & Keywords

francemusicianwidow1970sworld war iidivahand grenadesatireparodygerman officerbased on play or musicalromancereunionsingerrevengefrench resistancedebatenazi collaborationismrude frenchman1940sdouble identityfrench gestapo

About Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance is a comedy, war film released in 1983 exploring themes of france, musician, widow, 1970s, world war ii, diva. Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, it stars Christian Clavier, Michel Galabru, Roland Giraud. It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!

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