The Counterfeit Constable (1964)
An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham and one of them inadvertently receives a blow in the mouth from someone else's elbow. In the process he loses some front teeth and needs to see a dentist urgently ... this is only the beginning of a long series of adventures befalling our poor friend who doesn't speak a word of English and who nevertheless needs to return urgently to France to get married in the following days sporting a decent mouth !
- Released
- 1964-10-10
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Robert Dhéry as Henri Martineau
- Ronald Fraser as Sergent Timothy Reagan
- Colette Brosset as Lady Yvette Brisburn 'Vévette'
- Bernard Cribbins as Bob, l'agent 202
- Mark Lester as Gérald
- Catherine Sola as Nicole
- Diana Dors as Self
- Percy Herbert as L'agent Baxter
- Richard Vernon as Lord Brisburn
- Henri Génès as Gros Max
- Jean Lefebvre as Le supporter saoul avec le coq
- Jean Carmet as Le porte drapeau