1962, Film: Nous irons à Deauville

The French comedy film "Nous irons à Deauville" ("We Will Go to Deauville") was released on 24 December 1962. The film was directed by Francis Rigaud and written by Francis Rigaud and Jacques Vilfrid. Main stars are Michel Serrault, Claude Brasseur and Louis de Funès. The music was composed by Paul Misraki.

"Nous irons à Deauville" Poster

Synopsis
In Deauville Lucien Moreau (Michel Serrault) and his wife (Pascale Roberts ) and niece Sophie (Berthe Granval) arrive at the villa he has rented with his friend Maurice Dubois (Claude Brasseur) and his attractive wife Jacqueline (Colette Castel)...

Claude Brasseur as Maurice Dubois

Louis de Funès as Ludovic Lamberjacques and his
wife in real life, Jeanne Barthelémy de Maupassant

Louis de Funès as Ludovic Lamberjacques

Main cast

• Michel Serrault as Lucien Moreau
• Louis de Funès as Ludovic Lamberjacques
• Claude Brasseur as Maurice Dubois
• Pascale Roberts as Monique Moreau
• Colette Castel as Jacqueline Dubois
• Berthe Grandval as Sophie
• Jean Carmet as Le porteur
• Marie Daems as Marie-Laure Spiroza
• Michel Galabru as M. Mercier
• Sacha Distel as Himself
• Roger Pierre as Mr. Louis
• Jean-Marc Thibault as Mr. Paul
• Jean Richard as M. Simeon
• Maurice Caffarelli as The elder son of Mr Mercier
• Jacqueline Doyen as Fernande Mercier
• Jean-Pascal Duffard as The younger son of Mr Mercier

Louis de Funès as Ludovic Lamberjacques and
Michel Serrault as Lucien Moreau

Michel Galabru as M. Mercier

Trivia

• The wife of Louis de Funès in the film is none other than his wife in real life, Jeanne Barthelémy de Maupassant.
• First collaboration between Louis de Funès and Michel Galabru. They starred together in 11 films.

Trailer

1971, Film: “Jo”

The French comedy "Jo" is released on 1 September 1971 in France. The film, directed by Jean Girault, stars Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Bernard Blier and Michel Galabru. The music was written by Raymond Lefèvre. The story is based on the play "The Gazebo" by Alec Coppel (1958) and filmed in 1959 under the same title with Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds.

Claude Gensac played the wife of Louis de Funès in 5 other films: "Le gendarme en balade" (1970), "Hibernatus" (1969), "Le gendarme se marie" (1968), "Les grandes vacances" (1967), and "Oscar" (1967). "Jo" also marks the eighth collaboration between Louis de Funès and director Jean Girault, after "Pouic-Pouic" (1963), "Faites sauter la banque" (1964), "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez" (1964), "Le Gendarme à New York" (1965), "Les Grandes Vacances" (1967), "Le gendarme se marie" (1968), and "Le gendarme en balade" (1970).

Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard

Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard and Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard

Michel Galabru as Tonelotti, Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard and
Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros

Synopsis

Comedy writer Antoine Brisebard (Louis de Funès) has financial difficulties and tries to sell his country house to an English couple. Unknown to the world, however, is that Brisebard is the victim of blackmail since his wife Sylvie (Claude Gensac), a famous actress, is the daughter of a robber-murderer. His blackmailer known as Jo often visits him to pick up the money. Faced with ruination Brisebard prepares to get rid of Jo, planning his deed under the guise of trying to write a new script for a crime play...

Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard, Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros and
Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard

Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard and Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard

Main cast

• Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard
• Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard
• Michel Galabru as Tonelotti
• Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros
• Guy Tréjan as Maître Colas
• Ferdy Mayne as Mr. Grunder
• Yvonne Clech as Mrs. Grunder
• Florence Blot as Madame Cramusel
• Micheline Luccioni as Françoise
• Christiane Muller as Mathilde
• Jacques Marin as Andrieux
• Carlo Nell as Plumerel
• Jean Droze as Riri 

"Jo" Trailer