Gramps Is in the Resistance
6.7
“The movie that cost more than the D-Day Landings”
It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!
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Cast
50 people
Christian Clavier
Michel Taupin
Known for
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Michel Galabru
Jean-Robert Bourdelle dit « Papy »
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Roland Giraud
Général Herman Spontz
Known for
Three Men and a Cradle
The Gilded Cage
Gérard Jugnot
Adolfo Ramirez, dit « Rami »
Known for
The Chorus
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Martin Lamotte
Guy-Hubert « Super Résistant » Bourdelle
Known for
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Dominique Lavanant
Bernadette Bourdelle, fille Bourdelle, fiancée de Michel
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Jacqueline Maillan
Héléna Bourdelle dit « La Bourdelle »
Known for
Squeak-squeak
Jacques Villeret
Maréchal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel
Known for
The Dinner Game
The Cabbage Soup
Josiane Balasko
La pharmacienne qui couche avec Ralph, un Allemand
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
Michel Blanc
Le père Lebœuf, résistant
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le joueur de tennis flagorneur
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Phantom of Liberty
Jean Carmet
André Bourdelle, « Capitaine Raymond » chef d'un mouvement de résistants
Known for
The Cabbage Soup
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Jean-Marie Poiré Director · Christian Clavier Writer Martin Lamotte Writer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $3M · First release October 26, 1983
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,600,000
Gross vs. budget
8.2×
Production
Les Films Christian Fechner
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Papy fait de la résistance
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 26, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Nouvelle restauration 4K, sous l'idée de StudioCanal.
November 12, 2025 · Physical · 4K UHD, Blu-ray & Digital
April 26, 2026 · TV · France•2
July 14, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
September 1, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
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