Room Service (1992)
Directed by Georges Lautner

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Heavily indebted to gangsters, Monsieur Luc devises a way to save his skin by persuading the owners of a run-down château to allow him to restore it and convert it into a luxury tourist retreat.  It so happens that the baker who lives next to M. Luc has won 50 million francs on the lottery and intends to fritter it away on a local football team.  M. Luc has a much better use for the money...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Georges Lautner
  • Script: Georges Lautner, Albert Kantof, Dominique Roulet
  • Cinematographer: Yves Rodallec
  • Music: Philippe Sarde
  • Cast: Michel Serrault (M. Luc), Michel Galabru (Fernand Castanier), Daniel Prévost (Franck), Jacques Jouanneau (Le vicomte Louis), Isabelle Alexis (Alice), Claudine Wilde (Plume), Laetitia Gabrielli (Marinette), Josiane Pinson (Une employée du loto), Steve Kalfa (Hubert), François Hadji-Lazaro (André 'Dédé' Pommard), André Gaillard (Docteur Zucca), Maurice Travail (Le banquier), Renée Saint-Cyr (La comtesse), Nino Azzouni (Sauveur), Jean-Marie Blanche (Un employé du loto), Gisèle Coste (L'accordéoniste), Stéphane Gaillard (Sébastien), Eryk Hanut (Un journaliste TV), Jonathan Leïna (Un employé du loto), Fedele Papalia (Noël)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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