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One Hundred Francs Per Second(1953)
Status: Released
Date: 1953-01-09
53%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
SN Pathé-Cinéma
Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
PAC Films
PAC Films
Movie: One Hundred Francs Per Second
Top 10 Billed Cast
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe Delteil
Geneviève Kervine
Jacqueline Bourdinet
Bourvil
Self
Fred Pasquali
Mr Bourdinet
Henri Génès
Fernand Dargueval
Gaston Orbal
Le secrétaire de M. Bourdinet
Jean-Jacques Vital
L'animateur de l'émission
Jacques Eyser
Le Fakir Kirmah
Jeannette Batti
Louloutte
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Overview
Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.
Release Date
1953-01-09
Average
5.3
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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