The Common Man (1975)
Dupont Lajoie (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 40min
- Drama
- 26 Feb 1975 (France)
- Movie
A family holiday turns to tragedy when hostilities between the French holidaymakers and a group of local Arab workers turns violent.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Jean Carmet | ... |
Georges Lajoie
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| Pierre Tornade | ... |
Colin
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| Jean Bouise | ... |
L'inspecteur Boulard
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Michel Peyrelon | ... |
Albert Schumacher
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| Ginette Garcin | ... |
Ginette Lajoie
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| Pascale Roberts | ... |
Madame Colin
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| Jean-Pierre Marielle | ... |
Léo Tartaffione
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Robert Castel | ... |
Loulou
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| Pino Caruso | ... |
Vigorelli
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| Isabelle Huppert | ... |
Brigitte Colin
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| Jacques Chailleux | ... |
Léon Lajoie
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| Henri Garcin | ... |
Le haut fonctionnaire
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| Odile Poisson | ... |
Madame Schumacher
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| Victor Lanoux | ... |
Le costaud / Strong man
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Mohamed Zinet | ... |
Le frère de Saïd
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| Paul Bonifas | ... |
Le maire
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Abderrahmane Benkloua | ... |
Saïd
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Salah Boukhalfi | ... |
Le petit arabe
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Jean-Claude Braganti |
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François Cadet | ... |
Léglise
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Pierre Collet | ... |
Un ivrogne
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Jean-Jacques Delbo | ... |
Le médecin-légiste
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Bernard Dumaine | ... |
Le brigadier de police
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Bernard Fontaine |
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| Marcel Gassouk | ... |
Le boucher
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Jean Lemaître |
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| Carlo Nell | ... |
L'Allemand au cigare
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Jacques Préboist | ... |
Un ivrogne
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Boumediene Oumer | ... |
Un Arabe
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Jacques Ramade | ... |
Un ivrogne / Cafe's patron
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Jean-Claude Rémoleux | ... |
Un vacancier du camping
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Marco Sauer | ... |
Un hippy
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| Jacques Villeret | ... |
Gérald
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Charles Woltz |
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Directed by
| Yves Boisset | ||
Written by
| Jean-Pierre Bastid | ... | () |
| Yves Boisset | ... | () |
| Jean Curtelin | ... | () |
| Michel Martens | ... | () |
Produced by
| Gisèle Rebillon | ... | producer |
| Catherine Winter | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vladimir Cosma | ||
Cinematography by
| Jacques Loiseleux | ||
Editing by
| Albert Jurgenson | ||
Makeup Department
| Josée De Luca | ... | makeup artist |
| Anatole Paris | ... | chief makeup |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-Claude García | ... | assistant director |
| Daniel Wuhrmann | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| Raymond Adam | ... | sound |
| Patrick Bordes | ... | assistant sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| André Canda | ... | key grip |
| Pascal Gennesseaux | ... | assistant camera |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Planfilm (1975) (France) (theatrical)
- M6 (1988) (France) (tv)
- New Line Cinema (1976) (United States) (subtitled)
- RTL-TV (1978) (Luxembourg) (tv)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
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Storyline
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As every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite. They join old friends, the Schumachers and the Colins. Brigitte Colin, the daughter, is quite a pretty young girl now. One day, Georges rapes and murders her. He hides the body near the barracks of the immigrant Arab workers. The racism of the campers will do the rest... A virulent lampoon against the average Frenchman's racism. Written by Yepok |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Arab who played the victim was actually attacked by unknown persons in the streets of Toulon just after the shooting of the film. See more » |
| Goofs | During the fight scene in the bar (around 35 minutes in), a saxophone can distinctly be heard in the music, but there is no sax player on the bandstand. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Yves Boisset: le cinéaste le plus censuré de France (2013). See more » |