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Carom Shots

Carom Shots

1963•1h 28m•6.1/10
ComedyCrime

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6.1/10(58)

Paul Martin is the subservient brown-nosing youngster who needs quick advancement up the hierarchy to pay for the modern lifestyle he is buying on credit. Seeing that marrying his immediate superior's daughter will not get him the results he wants, he begins plotting the demise of the head of the company. The company itself specializes in holiday travel and unscrupulously brutalizes its customers for maximum profit, spending more thought on publicity gimmicks than customer service...

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Production

Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), Trianon Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Paul Martin

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Le commissaire Baudu

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321

Sophie Daumier

Sophie Daumier

Solange, secrétaire et amant de Paul

Anne Tonietti

Anne Tonietti

Danielle Brossard, fiancée de Paul

Henri Virlogeux

Henri Virlogeux

Mr. Brossard

Alfred Adam

Alfred Adam

Hubert Beaumanoir, cadre supérieur du 321

René Clermont

René Clermont

Frépillon, cadre supérieur du 321

Jacques Dynam

Jacques Dynam

Macheron, collaborateur de Paul

Paul Gay

Paul Gay

Le speaker TV

Gilberte Géniat

Gilberte Géniat

Madame Brossard

Jean Ozenne

Jean Ozenne

D'Aleyrac, cadre supérieur du 321

Guy Bedos

Guy Bedos

Marc Arian

Marc Arian

Un huissier (uncredited)

André Badin

André Badin

Un représentant de sandales (uncredited)

Charles Bayard

Charles Bayard

Un représentant (uncredited)

Marcel Bernier

Marcel Bernier

Un acheteur de journaux (uncredited)

Robert Blome

Robert Blome

Un collaborateur de l'agence (uncredited)

Florence Blot

La tenancière de 'Paris Élite' (uncredited)

Philippe Castelli

Philippe Castelli

Le portier du 321 (uncredited)

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