Capitaine Pantoufle
1953 · Movie · 101 min. · France
A bank clerk is bored to death with his nine-to-five work under his boss ' watchful eye .His missus is a pain in the neck and his in-laws are not better. So he invents an imaginary life ,à la Walter Mitty ,but he always stays in the neighborhood where he dreams of sailing away from this humdrum.He steals a tidy sum from his bank,just for the pleasure of dreaming of the mountain of things he could buy. Zite ,the house maid, firstly appears as a bubble head girl ;but further acquaintance shows a romantic girl who puts on the housewife's clothes and lives in a world of fantasy where she's got a wealthy father.
Direction Guy Lefranc
Cast François Périer · Marthe Mercadier · Jean Brochard · Jane Marken · Dominique Page · Judith Magre · Michèle Monty · Françoise Spira · Léonce Corne · Paul Faivre · Louis de Funès · Pierre Mondy · Noel Roquevert
Soundtrack Marc Lanjean
Screenplay Alfred Adam
Cinematography Maurice Barry
Original title Capitaine Pantoufle
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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