The Devil by the Tail
6.6
“Aw, hell”
In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.
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Yves Montand
Le baron César Maricorne
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Madeleine Renaud
La marquise
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Le Plaisir
Stormy Waters
Maria Schell
La comtesse Diane
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White Nights
Superman
Jean Rochefort
Le comte Georges
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
The Dream Team
Marthe Keller
Amélie, baronne de Coustines
Known for
Marathon Man
Marie Antoinette
Claude Piéplu
Monsieur Patin
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Xavier Gélin
Charly - le garagiste
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Slap
Jacques Balutin
Max - le premier complice
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Lucky Luke
Pierre Tornade
Schwartz - le second complice
Known for
Asterix in Britain
Lucky Luke
Tanya Lopert
Cookie
Known for
Carnage
Navajo Joe
Clotilde Joano
La comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste
Known for
Les Bonnes Femmes
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Philippe de Broca Director · Daniel Boulanger Writer Claude Sautet Writer
First release February 7, 1969 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Fildebroc, Les Productions Artistes Associés
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Produzioni Associate Delphos
Production
Fildebroc
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Le diable par la queue
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 7, 1969
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No release date listed for United States.
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