Movie

The Devil by the Tail

Released: February 7, 1969 (1969)

Runtime: 90 minutes

Genres: Comedy

In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Madeleine Renaud as La marquise
Age at release: 68
Yves Montand as Le baron César Maricorne
Age at release: 47
Claude Piéplu as Monsieur Patin
Age at release: 45
Maria Schell as La comtesse Diane
Age at release: 43
Pierre Tornade as Schwartz - le second complice
Age at release: 39
Jean Rochefort as Le comte Georges
Age at release: 38
Jean-Pierre Marielle as Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"
Age at release: 36
Jacques Balutin as Max - le premier complice
Age at release: 32
Marthe Keller as Amélie, baronne de Coustines
Age at release: 24
Xavier Gélin as Charly - le garagiste
Age at release: 22

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Clotilde Joano as La comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste
Age at release: 37
Janine Berdin as Madame Passereau
Age at release: 34
Tanya Lopert as Cookie
Age at release: 26
Charles Mallet as Le commissaire
Age at release: Unknown
Eddy Roos as Monsieur Passereau
Age at release: Unknown
Michèle Moyenin as Une passante à la recherche du baron César
Age at release: Unknown