la grande vadrouille streaming english subtitles

The iconic duo of de Funès and Bourvil make this film a classic for any French person. La Grande Vadrouille irreverently pokes fun at the British, the French and the Nazis, and it set up the genre of World War II farces, particularly as until this time, the war had been the subject of drama, not comedy. Set in World War II France, it tells the story of two British Royal Air Force crewmen who have been shot down over occupied Paris and are hidden by a house painter and the conductor of the Opéra Nationale. La Grande Vadrouille ( Don’t Look Now… We’re Being Shot At! 1966)įor over forty years, La Grande Vadrouille was the most successful movie in France, and remains in the top five today. Mayhem ensues from Perrin’s affair with his best friend’s wife, the rivalry between the two agents, and the ever-alluring presence of a femme fatale.ģ. As one agent believes Perrin to be a superspy, he puts him through more and more adventures to find out what Perrin knows, only for Perrin to escape unscathed through pure luck each time. Le Grand Blond Avec une Chaussure Noire ( The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, 1972)įrancois Perrin, an unsuspecting violinist, is chosen at random to be a pawn in a rivalry between two men in the French secret service. Similar in style to the classic Diner des Cons (The Dinner Game), in which the comedy comes from arguments, taboos, and wit, while the viewer is on the edge of their seat in hilarious discomfort.Ģ. When he announces that his future son will be named Adolphe, Elisabeth and Pierre are horrified, and old arguments and rivalries are rehashed alongside new revelations about each character, resulting in a night of chaos.

Vincent and his pregnant wife Anna are invited to dinner by his sister Elisabeth and her husband Pierre.

La grande vadrouille streaming english subtitles