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The Buddies (1965)

The Buddies (1965)

Comedy
Release Date: 1965, January 15
Directors: Yves Robert
Countries: France
Production: Les Productions de la Guéville, Les Productions de la Guéville
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Rich, Claude Piéplu, Guy Bedos, Jacques Balutin, Christian Marin, Tsilla Chelton, Pierre Mondy, Catherine Rouvel, Jean Lefebvre, Hubert Deschamps

Overview:

Seven old pals live inseparable lives, dividing their time between hilarious pranks and memorable drinking bouts. Bénin is the mastermind, Broudier the enforcer and Lesueur the prankster. One evening, a grandiose plan was hatched: to wreak havoc in two peaceful sub-prefectures: Ambert and Issoire. Broudier begins: in the middle of the night, disguised as a minister, he wakes up a barracks in Ambert and sets in motion a thunderous maneuver. The next day, disguised as a Dominican, Bénin climbed to the pulpit of the cathedral and delivered a sermon insulting Christian doctrine. The same day, in Issoire, the local authorities were preparing to unveil a statue of Vercingetorix. But the statue came to life, pelting the crowd with tomatoes: it was Lesueur. With their minds at rest, the friends headed off to the Côte-d'Or for a vacation. But already, one of them begins to perform a new prank.