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Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

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7.9/10 • 1.4K

1966-12-082h 12m

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During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.

Directors
Gérard Oury
Writters
Jean-Charles Tacchella
Editors
Albert Jurgenson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bourvil

    Bourvil

    Augustin Bouvet, house painter

  2. Louis de Funès

    Louis de Funès

    Stanislas Lefort, conductor at the Paris Opera

  3. Terry-Thomas

    Terry-Thomas

    Squadron Leader Sir Reginald Brook, Royal Air Force

  4. Claudio Brook

    Claudio Brook

    Peter Cunningham

  5. Mike Marshall

    Mike Marshall

    Aircraftman Alan MacIntosh, Royal Air Force

  6. Marie Dubois

    Marie Dubois

    Juliette

  7. Pierre Bertin

    Pierre Bertin

    Juliette's grandfather, owner of the Guignol theater

  8. Andréa Parisy

    Andréa Parisy

    Sister Marie-Odile

  9. Mary Marquet

    Mary Marquet

    Mother Superior of the Hospices de Beaune

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CinemaSerf

Feb 10, 2023

7/10

I'd watched this entertainingly farcical French wartime comedy for about half hour before I realised that the chap who looked like Terry-Thomas was, actually, Terry-Thomas! He, like everyone else here, is in his element as an RAF bomber crew find themselves shot down over Paris and dependent on a rather disparate selection of people to try and keep them from the hands of the Gestapo, and to help smuggle them out of the city and to some semblance of safety. It has all the hallmarks of a slightly less bawdy "Carry-On" film with some characterful performances from Bouvril ("Bouvet") and the increasingly amusing Louis de Funès as the suitably over-the-top orchestral maestro "Lefort". Neither gent is really equipped to guide our hapless trio of airmen out of their own bathrooms, much less from the grasp of the Nazis - but with the help of some silk parachutes, cunning disguises, nuns and horses - well who'd bet against them? Unlike many other films of this genre, this is actually funny. Sure, you can readily predict what is likely to happen, and some of the misunderstandings do have you wondering how was that even possible, but the ensemble cast including an on form Andréa Parisy and Benno Sterzenbach as the (no so) menacing "Maj. Achbach" give this just a soupçon of class that belies it's roots. Dated? Well yes, but still surprisingly enjoyable to watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
operaparis, francegeneralworld war iiconductorbomberparatroopsfrench resistancebritish soldiernazi occupationhouse painter1940soccupied france (1940-44)royal air force