The Counterfeit Constable

The Counterfeit Constable

98 mins | Comedy | Oct. 10, 1964

An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham and one of them inadvertently receives a blow in the mouth from someone else's elbow. In the process he loses some front teeth and needs to see a dentist urgently ... this is only the beginning of a long series of adventures befalling our poor friend who doesn't speak a word of English and who nevertheless needs to return urgently to France to get married in the following days sporting a decent mouth !

The Counterfeit Constable

98 mins | Comedy | Oct. 10, 1964

The Counterfeit Constable
An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham and one of them inadvertently receives a blow in the mouth from someone else's elbow. In the process he loses some front teeth and needs to see a dentist urgently ... this is only the beginning of a long series of adventures befalling our poor friend who doesn't speak a word of English and who nevertheless needs to return urgently to France to get married in the following days sporting a decent mouth !
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), Films Borderie, Films Arthur Lesser
Original title Allez France !
Directors Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia
Writers Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia, Jean L'Hôte

Cast

Robert Dhéry

as Henri Martineau

Ronald Fraser

as Sergent Timothy Reagan

Colette Brosset

as Lady Yvette Brisburn 'Vévette'

Bernard Cribbins

as Bob, l'agent 202

Mark Lester

as Gérald

Catherine Sola

as Nicole

Diana Dors

as Self

Percy Herbert

as L'agent Baxter

Richard Vernon

as Lord Brisburn

Henri Génès

as Gros Max

Jean Lefebvre

as Le supporter saoul avec le coq

Jean Carmet

as Le porte drapeau