Rob the Bank

Rob the Bank

88 mins | Crime, Comedy | Feb. 25, 1964

Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him to return the 'favor' and rob the bank, teaming up with the whole family as they were all duped. Even for professionals such an enterprise -he decides to dig a tunnel- is quite demanding, but for simple commoners it's daunting, as they also have their personal downsides; thus Victor's wife has a most unwelcome tendency to blurt out the truth, even to the grumpy local copper: a crazy risk when you need to keep a criminal plan secret.

Rob the Bank

88 mins | Crime, Comedy | Feb. 25, 1964

Rob the Bank
Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him to return the 'favor' and rob the bank, teaming up with the whole family as they were all duped. Even for professionals such an enterprise -he decides to dig a tunnel- is quite demanding, but for simple commoners it's daunting, as they also have their personal downsides; thus Victor's wife has a most unwelcome tendency to blurt out the truth, even to the grumpy local copper: a crazy risk when you need to keep a criminal plan secret.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Les Films Copernic, Pamec Cinematografica
Original title Faites sauter la banque!
Directors Jean Girault
Writers Christiane Vilfrid, Louis Sapin, Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Girault

Cast

Louis de Funès

as Victor Garnier

Jean-Pierre Marielle

as Le banquier André Durand-Mareuil

Yvonne Clech

as Eliane Garnier

Anne Doat

as Isabelle Garnier

Georges Wilson

as L'agent cycliste / The policeman

Claude Piéplu

as Le prêtre / The priest

Georges Adet

as Gerber

Florence Blot

as La femme de ménage

Nicole Chollet

as La cliente (as Nicole Cholet)

Jean Valmont

as Philippe Brécy

Alix Mahieux

as Poupette

Michel Dancourt

as Casimir

André Badin

as Un habitant du quartier (as Badin)

Louis Viret

as Un voisin

Guy Grosso

as Un client

Catherine Demongeot

as Corinne Garnier

Michel Tureau

as Gérard Garnier

Jean Lefebvre

as Le contremaître / The overseer

Henri Attal

as Ramirez, un ouvrier (uncredited)

Max Desrau

as Un client de la banque (uncredited)

Colin Drake

as Le confrère anglais (uncredited)

Jean Droze

as Le vendeur du grand magasin (uncredited)

Philippe Dumat

as Le commissaire (uncredited)

Yves Elliot

as Le patron du café (uncredited)

Robert Favart

as Le confrère italien (uncredited)

Dominique Marcas

as Une habitante du quartier (uncredited)

Myriam Michelson

as Mireille (uncredited)

Johnny Monteilhet

as Le télégraphiste (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

as Zapato - un ouvrier (uncredited)