The Buddies
Les Copains
Seven old pals live inseparable lives, dividing their time between hilarious pranks and memorable drinking bouts. Bénin is the mastermind, Broudier the enforcer and Lesueur the prankster. One evening, a grandiose plan was hatched: to wreak havoc in two peaceful sub-prefectures: Ambert and Issoire. Broudier begins: in the middle of the night, disguised as a minister, he wakes up a barracks in Ambert and sets in motion a thunderous maneuver. The next day, disguised as a Dominican, Bénin climbed to the pulpit of the cathedral and delivered a sermon insulting Christian doctrine. The same day, in Issoire, the local authorities were preparing to unveil a statue of Vercingetorix. But the statue came to life, pelting the crowd with tomatoes: it was Lesueur. With their minds at rest, the friends headed off to the Côte-d'Or for a vacation. But already, one of them begins to perform a new prank.
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Pierre Mondy
as Broudier
Guy Bedos
as Martin
Hubert Deschamps
as le député-maire Cramouillat
Jean Lefebvre
as le restaurateur
Catherine Rouvel
as la jeune femme
Claude Rich
as Huchon
Christian Marin
as Omer
Jacques Balutin
as Lesueur
Michael Lonsdale
as Lamendin
Claude Piéplu
as le colonel
Tsilla Chelton
as l'hôtelière
Micheline Luccioni
as la nourrice sur la photo
Philippe Noiret
as Bénin
