The Stud

The Stud

90 mins | Comedy | Feb. 13, 1970

Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative ’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector, Dupuis...

The Stud

90 mins | Comedy | Feb. 13, 1970

The Stud
Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative ’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector, Dupuis...
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Balzac Films
Original title L'Étalon
Directors Jean-Pierre Mocky
Writers Jean-Pierre Mocky

Cast

Bourvil

as William Chaminade

Francis Blanche

as le percepteur Dupuis

Jacques Legras

as M. Pointard

René-Jean Chauffard

as le docteur Finus

Noëlle Leiris

as Nelly Pointard

Michael Lonsdale

as le commissaire Donald Both

Marcel Pérès

as le commandant Moursson

Jean-Claude Rémoleux

as le député Léon Lacassagne

Jo Labarrère

as Lionel, le "troubadour"

Francis Terzian

as Lino Ferrucci

Solange Certain

as Irène Dupuis, la femme du percepteur

Agostino Vasco

as Sam Radock