Atlantic Wall

1h 47min

Adventure

Comedy

War

1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.

Production Companies

Les Productions Georges de Beauregard

SNC

Fono Roma

Cast

Bourvil

Bourvil

Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
Sophie Desmarets

Sophie Desmarets

Maria Duchemin, sister of Léon
Peter McEnery

Peter McEnery

Jeff, the downed British airman
Sara Franchetti

Sara Franchetti

Juliette Duchemin, daughter of Léon
Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Armand, resistance leader and double agent
Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler aka 'Totor'
Pino Caruso

Pino Caruso

Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Commander Perry of British HQ
Roland Lesaffre

Roland Lesaffre

Fake resistance fighter full of tics
Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

Resistant gendarme
Robert Le Béal

Robert Le Béal

Officer of the British HQ
Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

British colonel
Guy Delorme

Guy Delorme

German sailor
Jackie Sardou

Jackie Sardou

Angèle Charlus, wife of the painter
Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

Colonel Muller
Georges Staquet

Georges Staquet

Hippolyte, leader of the resistance
John Eppler

John Eppler

Erwin Rommel
Patrick Préjean

Patrick Préjean

Officer of the British HQ
Annabel Leventon

Annabel Leventon

Sybil, British non-commissioned officer
Janine Dill

Janine Dill

Passerby
Antoine Baud

Antoine Baud

Feldgendarme
Anthony Stuart

Anthony Stuart

Officer of the British HQ
Pierre Decazes

Pierre Decazes

SS soldier
Roger Lumont

Roger Lumont

French chef in London
Michel Robin

Michel Robin

Shoemaker of shoes for Rommel
Rudy Lenoir

Rudy Lenoir

German non-commissioned officer
Jean Rupert

Jean Rupert

British HQ order
Fernand Guiot

Fernand Guiot

German corporal of 'Totor'
William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father
Billy Kearns

Billy Kearns

Training camp commander
Marcel Gassouk

Marcel Gassouk

German corporal
Jean Moulard

Jean Moulard

Gestapo policeman
Peter Myers

Peter Myers

Colonel in the R.A.F.
Roger Guillo

Roger Guillo

Prunier, cook in London
Paul Savatier

Paul Savatier

Prison guard
Gilbert Roimarmier

Gilbert Roimarmier

German non-commissioned officer
René Rall

René Rall

Gestapo policeman
Roger Trapp

Roger Trapp

Tramp in prison
Guy Allombert

Guy Allombert

German officer
Bill Horsley

Bill Horsley

R.A.F. orderly
Yvon Lec

Yvon Lec

Gédéon Charlus
Jacques Marbeuf

Jacques Marbeuf

German non-commissioned officer
Maurice Auzel

Maurice Auzel

British soldier (uncredited)

Release date

14th Oct 1970

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English, Français