April Fools' Day
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Emile is a good mechanic whose clientele is very loyal. A bit naive, he is bamboozled by a seller who manages to sell him the full trappings of the perfect fisherman. No sooner did he regret that he bought, frightened by his wife's reaction to such expenditure. But he plans to try it ...
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Bourvil
Émile Dupuy
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Louis de Funès
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Annie Cordy
Charlotte Dupuy
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Jacqueline Noëlle
Annette Coindet
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La Chèvre
The Student
Maurice Biraud
Le vendeur du bazar
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The Counterfeiters of Paris
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Louis Bugette
Le garagiste
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Paul Faivre
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Suzanne Grey
La voisine
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Love Is My Profession
René Havard
L'examinateur
Known for
The Cow and I
Bob le Flambeur
Jean Hébey
M. Dutreille, le client du garage
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Perched on a Tree
Manon
Charles Lemontier
M. André
Known for
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Guy Loriquet
Léon
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My First Love
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Gilles Grangier Director · Gérard Carlier Screenplay Michel Audiard Writer
United States release November 11, 1954 · Produced in France · Production Victory Film
Production
Intermondia Films
Production
Victory Film
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France
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Languages
Original title
Poisson d'avril
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · July 28, 1954
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1954
Theatrical
Germany
November 11, 1955 · Theatrical
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