
Zazie dans le Métro(1960)
A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle.


Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are. One day, he falls madly in love with a charming hotel thief by the name of Suzan.

Bourvil
Léon Dutilleul

Joan Greenwood
Susan

Gérard Oury
Maurice

Henri Crémieux
Mr. Lécuyer

Roger Tréville
Félix Burdin

Jacques Erwin
Gaston

Frédéric O'Brady
The Medical Specialist
René Worms
An Employee at the Ministry

Nina Myral
Mrs. Eloise

André Dalibert
Mr. Peek-a-Boo is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1951 exploring themes of paris, france. Directed by Jean Boyer, it stars Bourvil, Joan Greenwood, Gérard Oury. Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are. One day, he falls madly in love with a charming hotel thief by the name of Suzan.
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