Des pissenlits par la racine (1964)
Title: Dandelions by the Roots
Original Title: Des pissenlits par la racine
Release Date: 1964-05-06
Status: Released
Rating: 5.378/10 (from 49 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Production Companies: Cocinor, Les Films Marceau, Film Columbus, Ardennes Films, Transinter Films
Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster mysteriously has disappeared, but it turns out that he was carrying a bet ticket for a horse race now worth over a million. A turbulent run for the money begins.
Cast
Louis de Funès
Jockey Jack
Michel Serrault
Jérôme Martinet, actor and cousin of Jockey Jack
Mireille Darc
'Rockie la Braise'
Francis Blanche
Absalon
Maurice Biraud
Jo Arengeot
Darry Cowl
Gratiopoulos
Raymond Meunier
'La Douane'
Hubert Deschamps
General Fréderic Cédille
Gianni Musy
Riton aka "Pom Chips"
Barbara Brand
Actress who plays Sonia