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The Common Man
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The Common Man

1975-02-26 · 100 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...

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Directors
Yves Boisset
Production companies
Sofracima
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jean CarmetJean CarmetGeorges Lajoie
Pascale RobertsPascale RobertsMadame Colin
Jean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre MarielleLéo Tartaffione
Mohamed ZinetMohamed ZinetLe frère de Saïd
Jacques VilleretJacques VilleretGérald
Ginette GarcinGinette GarcinGinette Lajoie
Jean BouiseJean BouiseInspecteur Boulard
Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertBrigitte Colin
Jacques ChailleuxJacques ChailleuxLéon Lajoie
Robert CastelRobert CastelLoulou
Michel PeyrelonMichel PeyrelonAlbert Schumacher
Victor LanouxVictor Lanouxle costaud
Henri GarcinHenri Garcinle haut fonctionnaire
Abderrahmane BenklouaSaïd
Pierre TornadePierre TornadeColin
Pino CarusoPino CarusoVigorelli
Paul BonifasPaul BonifasLe Maire

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