Courage fuyons (1979)
Directed by Yves Robert

Comedy / Romance

Film Synopsis

Martin Belhomme is a timid 40-something pharmacist who leads a peaceful life, content with his wife and his two children.  Then he meets Eva, a cabaret singer, and it is love at first sight.  Eva is everything that Martin could want, the fulfilment of all his dreams.  How can he resist her?  From this point on, Martin's life begins to get very complicated...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Yves Robert
  • Script: Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert
  • Cinematographer: Yves Lafaye
  • Music: Vladimir Cosma
  • Cast: Jean Rochefort (Martin Belhomme), Catherine Deneuve (Eva), Philippe Leroy (Eric Sylvain de Chalamond), Michel Beaune (Noël), Robert Webber (Charley), Eliane Borras (Sylvette Goldoni), Christian Charmetant (Pierre Martin), Nathalie Mazeas (Monica), Janine Souchon (Mme Berger), Christophe Bourseiller (Christophe), Dominique Lavanant (Mathilda), Michel Aumont (Franckie), Georges Aubert (Le contrôleur), Carina Barone (La dame de l'hôtel), Michel Bonnet (Le badaud), Michel Caccia (Le petit bonhomme), Bernard Charlan (Le brigadier), Gérard Darmon (Le provocateur), Erick Desmarestz (Edmondson), Philippe Le Mercier (Thierry)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 100 min

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