The Big Softie
6.9
A young man who lives with his aunt falls for a free-spirited German model in this uninspired drama. Although he runs off with her for the summer, he returns to his aunt to live off her money after the model and an old flame rekindle their romance. The story unfolds in a series of flashbacks.
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Cast
24 people
Jacques Perrin
Alain Quesnard
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Eva Renzi
Patricia
Known for
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Funeral in Berlin
Bernard Borderie
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Danièle Gaubert
Emmanuelle
Also in
Camille 2000
Paris Does Not Exist
Michel Cousin
Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
Yves Rénier
Germain
Known for
Guardian Angels
Peppermint Soda
Horst Wendlandt
Yvonne Clech
Mrs. Quesnard
Known for
The Fire Within
Let's Rob the Bank
Harald Leipnitz
Mr. Poloni
Known for
Rampage at Apache Wells
Marquis de Sade: Justine
André Falcon
Lawyer
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Stolen Kisses
Pierre Granier-Deferre Director · Bertrand Poirot-Delpech Author
First release August 18, 1967 · Produced in France, Germany · Production Films Borderie, Rialto Film
Production
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
Production
Films Borderie
Production
Rialto Film
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Grand Dadais
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · August 18, 1967
France · August 30, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
February 15, 1968
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