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Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
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Title: Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

Release Date: 8 Dec 1966

Runtime: 2h 12m

Genre: Comedy, War

Director: Les Films Corona, The Rank Organisation, Lowndes Productions Limited

Production Companies: Les Films Corona, The Rank Organisation, Lowndes Productions Limited

Overview: During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.

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Average Vote: 7.924 (1356 votes)

Cast

  • Augustin Bouvet, house painter: Bourvil
  • Stanislas Lefort, conductor at the Paris Opera: Louis de Funès
  • Squadron Leader Sir Reginald Brook, Royal Air Force: Terry-Thomas
  • Peter Cunningham: Claudio Brook
  • Aircraftman Alan MacIntosh, Royal Air Force: Mike Marshall
  • Juliette: Marie Dubois
  • Juliette's grandfather, owner of the Guignol theater: Pierre Bertin
  • Sister Marie-Odile: Andréa Parisy
  • Mother Superior of the Hospices de Beaune: Mary Marquet
  • Madame Germaine: Colette Brosset
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