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The Common Man

The Common Man

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Drama
📜 Overview: Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...
🌏 Languages Available: French
📆 Date Released: 1975-02-26
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Jean Carmet original image
Georges Lajoie
Jean Carmet
Pascale Roberts original image
Madame Colin
Pascale Roberts
Jean-Pierre Marielle original image
Léo Tartaffione
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Mohamed Zinet original image
Le frère de Saïd
Mohamed Zinet
Jacques Villeret original image
Gérald
Jacques Villeret
Ginette Garcin original image
Ginette Lajoie
Ginette Garcin
Jean Bouise original image
Inspecteur Boulard
Jean Bouise
Isabelle Huppert original image
Brigitte Colin
Isabelle Huppert
Jacques Chailleux original image
Léon Lajoie
Jacques Chailleux
Robert Castel original image
Loulou
Robert Castel
Michel Peyrelon original image
Albert Schumacher
Michel Peyrelon
Victor Lanoux original image
le costaud
Victor Lanoux
Henri Garcin original image
le haut fonctionnaire
Henri Garcin
Abderrahmane Benkloua original image
Saïd
Abderrahmane Benkloua
Pierre Tornade original image
Colin
Pierre Tornade
Pino Caruso original image
Vigorelli
Pino Caruso
Paul Bonifas original image
Le Maire
Paul Bonifas

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