''People in Luck'' (French title: ''Les veinards''), is a 1963

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film directed by

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and

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, written by Jacques Vilfrid and

and starring

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and

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(uncredited). The film is known under the titles ''People in Luck'' or ''The Lucky'' (English), ''Die Glückspilze'' or ''Fünf Glückspilze'' (German) and ''I fortunati'' (Italian).

Cast

as Corinne ("Le yacht" segment ) *

Francis Blanche François Jean Blanche, known as "Francis Blanche" (; 20 July 1921 – 6 July 1974) was a French actor, singer, humorist and author. He was a very popular figure on stage, radio and in films, during the 1950s and 1960s. Early life Blanch ...

as Bricheton * Blanchette Brunoy as Mrs Beaurepaire ("Un gros lot" segment) *

Daniel Ceccaldi Daniel Ceccaldi (25 July 1927 – 27 March 2003) was a French actor. He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father ''Lucien Darbon'' in François Truffaut's movies ''Stolen Kis ...

as Gros nounours ("Le repas gastronomique" segment ) *

as Antoine Beaurepaire * France Rumilly as Danielle Beaurepaire *

Noël Roquevert Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...

as Le bijoutier *

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as Un vendeur de la bijouterie *

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as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel *

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as Le chauffeur de taxi *

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as an agent *

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as Un vendeur de journaux * Nono Zammit as an agent *

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as Le « balafré » *

Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ...

as L'automobiliste *

Adrien Cayla-Legrand Adrien is a given name and surname, and the French spelling for the name Adrian. It is also the masculine form of the feminine name Adrienne. It may refer to: People Given name * Adrien (dancer) (1816–1870), French dancer and choreographer * Ad ...

as A passerby *

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* Jean-Lou Reynolds * Philippe Dehesdin *

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* Michel Gonzalès

References

External links

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Les Veinards (1962)
at the ''Films de France'' 1963 films French comedy films 1960s French-language films French anthology films French black-and-white films Films directed by Philippe de Broca Films directed by Jean Girault 1960s French films Films scored by Jean-Michel Defaye {{1960s-France-film-stub