Georges Cazenave, a " politically committed" French TV reporter leads a good life. Besides having a regular mistress in the person of Hélène, he is a ladies man with "a girl in every port". But this comfortable situation is challenged the day he hires Céleste as his housemaid. A Portuguese immigrant, she soon appears to be a Marxist-Leninist activist, engaged in political groups working against the regime of Salazar, the dictator of Portugal. Geoges and Céleste fall in love with each other, which brings adventure in the reporter's hitherto superficial life, upset by a breakup with Hélène, the interference of the French Secret Service and a touch of terrorism.
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Débora Duarte
Céleste Pereira
Known for
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Jean Rochefort
Georges Cazenave
Known for
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Lea Massari
Hélène
Known for
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Anne-Marie Coffinet
Marie-Jeanne
Known for
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Philippe Ogouz
Antoine
Known for
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Gabriel Cattand
Maître Moret
Known for
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David José
The bearded man
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Philippe Dumat
Bonneval
Known for
Le Trou
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Perrette Pradier
Catherine
Known for
Lucky Luke
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
Raymond Gérôme
Leader of the French barbouzes
Known for
The Brain
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Marc de Géorgi
Known for
UFO Robot Grendizer
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Alain Floret
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Michel Gast Director
First release December 10, 1970 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Pegaso Films, Société Nouvelle de Doublage SND
Production
Arvo Film
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Pegaso Films
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Société Nouvelle de Doublage SND
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France · Italy
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · December 10, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
July 11, 1971 · Premiere · Taormina Film Festival
July 1, 1972 · Theatrical
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