Pardon Mon Affaire
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“«Four million Frenchmen and 50,000 New Yorkers can't be wrong»”
On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.
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Part of Un éléphant ça trompe énormément
2 films
Cast
29 people
Jean Rochefort
Étienne
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Claude Brasseur
Daniel
Known for
The Party
The Student and Mister Henri
Guy Bedos
Simon
Known for
All Together
Surviving with Wolves
Victor Lanoux
Bouly
Known for
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Out of It
Danièle Delorme
Marthe Dorsay
Known for
Deadlier Than the Male
Cléo from 5 to 7
Anny Duperey
Charlotte
Known for
The ComDads
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Marthe Villalonga
Mouchy Messina
Known for
Superchondriac
Banzaï
Louise Conte
Étienne's Godmother
Also in
The Strange Madame X
Angel and Sinner
Maurice Bénichou
Gonthier
Known for
Amélie
Caché
Christophe Bourseiller
Lucien
Known for
P.R.O.F.S.
The Married Woman
Jean Lescot
Worried Patient
Known for
My American Uncle
The Last Train
Martine Sarcey
Esperanza
Known for
P.R.O.F.S.
The Murdered House
Yves Robert Director · Jean-Loup Dabadie Screenplay Vladimir Cosma Composer
Worldwide gross $22M · United States release September 22, 1976 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$21,900,000
Production
Gaumont International
Production
Les Productions de la Guéville
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Un éléphant ça trompe énormément
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 22, 1976
Theatrical
United States · September 22, 1976
Theatrical
Belgium
January 13, 1977 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 21, 1977 · Theatrical
Finland
August 12, 1977 · Theatrical
France
October 11, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
February 5, 1977 · Theatrical · Scotia
Hungary
November 30, 1978 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 9, 1976 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 27, 1977 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 25, 1977 · Theatrical
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