In a French seaside town, at a boarding house for civil servants recovering from surgery and maladies, the six male residents' lives change dramatically when two women arrive: Catherine, lively, sexually liberated, willing to kiss, dance, and sleep with the men, and Leonie, reserved, formal, conservative. Leonie finds herself attracted to Leon, a Belgian who was a mercenary in Katanga in 1964, wounded and carrying psychological scars as well. The other men continually play practical jokes on Leon, some of them cruel. As Leon courts Leonie, his horrid mother brings him emotional distress as do his memories of war. Can the two of them get past these obstacles?
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Jacques Brel
Léon
Known for
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Barbara
Léonie
Paul Andréota
Michel Ardan
Known for
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Panique
François Rauber
Danièle Evenou
Catherine
Known for
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Fernand Fabre
Antoine
Known for
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
Louis Navarre
Armand
Known for
Cyrano de Bergerac
La Grande Bouffe
Ceel
Pascal
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Serge Sauvion
Serge
Known for
Asterix vs. Caesar
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François Cadet
Jules
Known for
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
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Luc Poret
Henri
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Jacques Brel Director · Paul Andréota Writer François Rauber Composer
First release February 7, 1972 · Produced in France, Belgium · Production Showking Films, Les Productions Belles Rives
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Ciné Vog Films
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Showking Films
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Les Productions Belles Rives
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France · Belgium
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French
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French
Release dates
Belgium · February 7, 1972
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February 7, 1972 · Theatrical
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