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Dandelions by the Roots 1964

★ 5.449 votes95 min📅 1964-05-06

Overview

Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster mysteriously has disappeared, but it turns out that he was carrying a bet ticket for a horse race now worth over a million. A turbulent run for the money begins.

Director: Georges Lautner

Cast

Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand
Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault
Jérôme Martinet, contrebassiste et comédien
Mireille Darc
Mireille Darc
Rockie « la Braise », femme entretenue
Francis Blanche
Francis Blanche
L'oncle Absalon, le savant farfelu
Maurice Biraud
Maurice Biraud
Jo Arengeot, un petit truand sortant de prison
Darry Cowl
Darry Cowl
Gratiopoulos, le milliardaire à la soirée
Raymond Meunier
Raymond Meunier
"La Douane", un complice de Jo
Hubert Deschamps
Hubert Deschamps
Le général Frédéric Cédille
Gianni Musy
Gianni Musy
Riton « Pommes-Chips », le petit truand assassiné
Barbara Brand
La comédienne qui joue Sonia