The Buddies

1h 31min

Comedy

Seven old pals live inseparable lives, dividing their time between hilarious pranks and memorable drinking bouts. Bénin is the mastermind, Broudier the enforcer and Lesueur the prankster. One evening, a grandiose plan was hatched: to wreak havoc in two peaceful sub-prefectures: Ambert and Issoire. Broudier begins: in the middle of the night, disguised as a minister, he wakes up a barracks in Ambert and sets in motion a thunderous maneuver. The next day, disguised as a Dominican, Bénin climbed to the pulpit of the cathedral and delivered a sermon insulting Christian doctrine. The same day, in Issoire, the local authorities were preparing to unveil a statue of Vercingetorix. But the statue came to life, pelting the crowd with tomatoes: it was Lesueur. With their minds at rest, the friends headed off to the Côte-d'Or for a vacation. But already, one of them begins to perform a new prank.

Cast

Pierre Mondy

Pierre Mondy

Broudier
Guy Bedos

Guy Bedos

Martin
Claude Piéplu

Claude Piéplu

le colonel
Tsilla Chelton

Tsilla Chelton

l'hôtelière
Hubert Deschamps

Hubert Deschamps

le député-maire Cramouillat
Jean Lefebvre

Jean Lefebvre

le restaurateur
Catherine Rouvel

Catherine Rouvel

la jeune femme
Micheline Luccioni

Micheline Luccioni

la nourrice sur la photo

Release date

15th Jan 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français