The Stud
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Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative ’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector, Dupuis...
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Cast
36 people
Bourvil
William Chaminade
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
The Sucker
Francis Blanche
Tax collector Dupuis
Known for
Crooks in Clover
The Great Spy Chase
Jacques Legras
Mr. Pointard
Known for
The Little Bather
Hibernatus
René-Jean Chauffard
Doctor Finus
Also in
Blood and Roses
The Big Wash
Noëlle Leiris
Nelly Pointard
Known for
Paris Belongs to Us
Michael Lonsdale
Commissioner Donald Both
Known for
Moonraker
The Name of the Rose
Marcel Pérès
Commander Moursson
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Children of Paradise
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Deputy Léon Lacassagne
Known for
Band of Outsiders
The Trial
Jo Labarrère
Lionel, "troubadour"
Also in
Solo
The Big Scare
Francis Terzian
Lino Ferrucci
Also in
The Student
The Albatross
Solange Certain
Irene Dupuis, tax collector's wife
Known for
Light-Fingered George
Agostino Vasco
Sam Radock
Also in
The Albatross
The Big Wash
Jean-Pierre Mocky Director · Alain Moury Writer Marcel Weiss Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $20M · First release February 13, 1970 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$20,000,000
Production
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Production
Balzac Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Étalon
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 13, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
October 15, 1970 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 2, 1974 · Theatrical
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