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Atlantic Wall
Atlantic Wall

Atlantic Wall

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1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

14 October 1970

Country

France

Cast

Bourvil

Bourvil

Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur

Sophie Desmarets

Sophie Desmarets

Maria Duchemin, sister of Léon

Peter McEnery

Peter McEnery

Jeff, the downed British airman

Sara Franchetti

Sara Franchetti

Juliette Duchemin, daughter of Léon

Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Armand, resistance leader and double agent

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Lieutenant Heinrich Jakobus Steinbichler aka 'Totor'

Pino Caruso

Pino Caruso

Lieutenant Friedrich, Rommel's driver

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Commander Perry of British HQ

Roland Lesaffre

Roland Lesaffre

Fake resistance fighter full of tics

Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

Resistant gendarme

Robert Le Béal

Robert Le Béal

Officer of the British HQ

Jacques Préboist

Jacques Préboist

Ernest

Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

British colonel

Guy Delorme

Guy Delorme

German sailor

Jackie Sardou

Jackie Sardou

Angèle Charlus, wife of the painter

Frank Williams

Frank Williams

Clergyman

Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

Colonel Muller

Georges Staquet

Georges Staquet

Hippolyte, leader of the resistance

John Eppler

John Eppler

Erwin Rommel

Patrick Préjean

Patrick Préjean

Officer of the British HQ

Annabel Leventon

Annabel Leventon

Sybil, British non-commissioned officer

Janine Dill

Janine Dill

Passerby

Antoine Baud

Antoine Baud

Feldgendarme

Anthony Stuart

Anthony Stuart

Officer of the British HQ

Pierre Decazes

Pierre Decazes

SS soldier

Roger Lumont

Roger Lumont

French chef in London

Michel Robin

Michel Robin

Shoemaker of shoes for Rommel

Rudy Lenoir

Rudy Lenoir

German non-commissioned officer

Jean Rupert

Jean Rupert

British HQ order

Fernand Guiot

Fernand Guiot

German corporal of 'Totor'

William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father

Billy Kearns

Billy Kearns

Training camp commander

Marcel Gassouk

Marcel Gassouk

German corporal

Jean Moulard

Jean Moulard

Gestapo policeman

Gerald Campion

Gerald Campion

Clergyman

Peter Myers

Peter Myers

Colonel in the R.A.F.

Roger Guillo

Roger Guillo

Prunier, cook in London

Paul Savatier

Paul Savatier

Prison guard

Roger Mailles

Roger Mailles

Gendarme

Bernard Saint-Jacques

Bernard Saint-Jacques

SS soldier

Gilbert Roimarmier

Gilbert Roimarmier

German non-commissioned officer

René Rall

René Rall

Gestapo policeman

Roger Trapp

Roger Trapp

Tramp in prison

Guy Allombert

Guy Allombert

German officer

Bill Horsley

Bill Horsley

R.A.F. orderly

Yvon Lec

Yvon Lec

Gédéon Charlus

Jacques Marbeuf

Jacques Marbeuf

German non-commissioned officer

Rico López

Rico López

Albert

Norman Mitchell

Norman Mitchell

Bobby

Stephen Yardley

Stephen Yardley

Bobby

Maurice Auzel

Maurice Auzel

British soldier (uncredited)

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