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01/03/1966 Comedy 1h 38m
60
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Make room for a riot!!!

Overview

Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block and he needs a new play, so he takes an opportunity to observe his upper class neighbors of 1900 Paris. There is Monsieur Boniface with hard domineering wife Angelique; also, Monsieur Cotte with beautiful but neglected wife Marcelle. Henri Cotte traces architectural anomalies (mostly "ghost" sounds in the drain pipes) and plans a night at the Hotel Paradiso, which happens to be the chosen romantic rendezvous spot of Marcelle and Monsieur Boniface. One wife, two husbands, a nephew, and the perky Boniface maid, all at this 'by the hour' hotel and consummation of the affair is, to say the least, severely compromised (not the least by a police raid). All of this is under Feydeau's eye, and his play is the 'success fou' of the next season.

  1. Georges Feydeau

    Writer

  2. Peter Glenville

    Writer, Director

  3. Maurice Desvallières

    Writer

  4. Jean-Claude Carrière

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Alec Guinness

    Benedict Boniface

  2. Gina Lollobrigida

    Marcelle Cotte

  3. Robert Morley

    Henri Cotte

  4. Peggy Mount

    Angelique Boniface

  5. Ann Beach

    Victoire

  6. Douglas Byng

    Martin

  7. Derek Fowlds

    Maxime

  8. David Battley

    George

  9. Peter Glenville

    Georges Feydeau

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-09-02
I really struggled to enjoy this... Despite the great casting, it just seemed to border all to frequently on the wrong side of farce for me. Basically, it all boils down to poor old Alec Guinness ("Boniface") stuck in an unhappy marriage with the formidable "Angelique" (Peggy Mount). This couple are neighbours to "Marcelle' (Gina Lollobrigida) who is married to "Henri" (Robert Morley), a husband who largely leaves her to her own devices. When "Angelique" goes to see her poorly sister and "Henri" has to go away for work - "Boniface" proceeds to confess his long-held, undying, love to "Marcelle"...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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