The French comedy film "La Course à l’échalote" premiered on 8 October 1975. Directed by Claude Zidi, the film stars Pierre Richard and Jane Birkin together for the second time, following the success of "La moutarde me monte au nez". The screenplay was written by Claude Zidi in collaboration with Michel Fabre and Jean-Luc Voulfow, and the music was composed by Vladimir Cosma.
Synopsis
Young and dynamic, endowed with authority at the 20th Century Bank, Pierre Vidal (Pierre Richard) regularly spies through his binoculars on his partner Janet (Jane Birkin), who works in a hair salon across the street. Growing weary of the monotony of her relationship with Pierre, she is considering leaving him. His boss has taken a few days of vacation, and Pierre is in charge to replace him. He escorts a certain Monsieur de Rovère (Claude Dauphin) to the vault, where he has come to deposit the deed of transfer of shares in a company that organises shows. But the briefcase containing the documents is stolen on sight...
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| Jane Birkin as Janet |
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| Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal |
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| Catherine Allégret as Nicole |
Main Cast
- Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal
- Jane Birkin as Janet
- Michel Aumont as Commissaire Brunet
- Marc Dolnitz as Marc
- Amadeus August as Gunther
- Henri Déus as Mike
- Luis Rego as Frantz
- Catherine Allégret as Nicole
- André Bézu as André
- Jean Martin as bank director
- Claude Dauphin as Bertrand de Rovère
- Philippe Dehesdin as Philippe
- Paul Cambo as CEO of the bank
- Jean Bouchaud as Brunet's assistant
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| Michel Aumont as Commissaire Brunet and Jane Birkin as Janet |
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| Jane Birkin as Janet and Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal |
Trivia
Filming locations were Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, France and Brighton, England, UK.
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| Jane Birkin as Janet |
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| Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal and Jean Martin as bank director |
