''Courage fuyons'' is a French romantic comedy film directed by
Yves Robert
Yves Robert (; 19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.
Life and career
Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting w ...
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Plot
Martin Belhomme is a coward since his birth, also home cowardice is passed from generation to generation. After a childhood spent in the tumult of the Occupation, he "is married" with Mathilda who will decide everything : they will have two children and he will become a pharmacist, even if he vowed a passion for music. But after this monotonous life, occurs in May 68, and cowardice will paradoxically lead him into a crazy adventure, far from home, with Eva, beautiful blonde singer in a cabaret of Amsterdam. Therefore, he will make every effort to seduce the beautiful, and pass for an adventurer to her eyes.
Cast
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Jean Rochefort as Martin Belhomme / Adrien Belhomme
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Catherine Deneuve as Eva
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Dominique Lavanant
Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the adjective ''BCBG'', ' ...
as Mathilda
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Philippe Leroy
Philippe Marie Paul Leroy-Beaulieu (15 October 1930 – 1 June 2024) was a French actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1960 and 2019, and worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country.
After an early career as ...
as Eric Sylvain de Chalamond
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Robert Webber as Charley
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Michel Aumont as Franckie
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Michel Beaune as Noël
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Christophe Bourseiller as Christophe
* Eliane Borras as Sylvette Goldoni
* Christian Charmetant as Pierre Martin
* Nathalie Mazeas as Monica
* Janine Souchon as Madame Berger
* Erick Desmarestz as Edmondson
* Philippe Le Mercier as Thierry
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Gérard Darmon as The provocative
Accolades
References
External links
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1979 films
1979 romantic comedy films
French romantic comedy films
Films with screenplays by Jean-Loup Dabadie
Films scored by Vladimir Cosma
1970s French-language films
1970s French films
French-language romantic comedy films
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