Hibernatus
6.6
Hubert de Tartas' life becomes a complete muddle when his wife's grandfather is unearthed after having spent 65 years in frozen hibernation in the polar circle. After being de-frosted, the Hibernating Man believes it is still the beginning of the century. Nothing is spared to keep that illusion alive. At the end of his rope, Hubert blurts out the truth and takes the man from Edwardian times on a crazy spree through an ultramodern Twentieth Century.
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Cast
17 people
Louis de Funès
Hubert de Tartas
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Wing or the Thigh?
Claude Gensac
Edmée de Tartas
Known for
Jo
The Cabbage Soup
Bernard Alane
Paul Fournier
Known for
The Suicide Shop
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Olivier de Funès
Didier de Tartas
Known for
The One Man Band
Perched on a Tree
Paul Préboist
Charles
Known for
The Restaurant
Oscar
Martine Kelly
Sophie
Known for
The Exchange Student
The Story of O
Claude Piéplu
Secrétaire général
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Michael Lonsdale
Edouard Loriebat
Known for
Moonraker
The Name of the Rose
Harry-Max
Le vieux copain de Paul
Known for
Stolen Kisses
We Won't Grow Old Together
Evelyne Dassas
L'assistante de Bibolini
Also in
Claudine
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
Monita Derrieux
Une infirmière
Also in
By the Blood of Others
Under the Sign of the Bull
Annick Alane
Madame Crépin-Jaujard - la mère d'Evelyne
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Three Brothers
Édouard Molinaro Director · Jacques Vilfrid Writer Jean Bernard-Luc Author
Worldwide gross $25M · First release September 10, 1969 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$25,300,000
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Rizzoli Film
Production
Rizzoli Films
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · French
Release dates
France · September 10, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 8, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
Germany
March 6, 1970 · Theatrical
Greece
November 15, 1969 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 6, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 10, 1969 · Theatrical
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