Atlantic Wall
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1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.
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Cast
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Bourvil
Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
The Sucker
Sophie Desmarets
Maria Duchemin, sister of Léon
Known for
Ghost with Driver
Peter McEnery
Jeff, the downed British airman
Known for
Footprints on the Moon
The Moon-Spinners
Sara Franchetti
Juliette Duchemin, daughter of Léon
Known for
Suburræterna
Be Sick… It's Free
Jean Poiret
Armand, resistance leader and double agent
Known for
The Last Metro
Cop au Vin
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler aka 'Totor'
Known for
All the Way Boys
They Called Him Bulldozer
Pino Caruso
Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver
Known for
La matassa
Malicious
Terry-Thomas
Commander Perry of British HQ
Known for
Robin Hood
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Roland Lesaffre
Fake resistance fighter full of tics
Known for
Thérèse Raquin
Jacques Balutin
Resistant gendarme
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Lucky Luke
Robert Le Béal
Officer of the British HQ
Known for
Fantomas Unleashed
Delusions of Grandeur
Jacques Préboist
Ernest
Also in
La Grande Récré
The Annuity
Marcel Camus Director · Marcel Jullian Writer Claude Bolling Composer
United States release November 11, 1970 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, French, German
Production
Les Productions Georges de Beauregard
Production
SNC
Production
Fono Roma
Production
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Mur de l’Atlantique
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
France · October 14, 1970
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1970
Theatrical
Belgium
December 18, 1970 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Finland
September 24, 1971 · Theatrical
Germany
April 14, 1977 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
September 2, 1971 · Theatrical
Italy
November 7, 1970 · Theatrical
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