Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge (1962)

5.9/10 82 min Comedy

Overview

Paul, a friendly Parisian cab driver, has two loves: music and his fiancée Virginie. After graduating from the Conservatoire with a first prize, he lives on hope, offering his classical works to publishers. One day, while driving customers to the races, he plays a "toquard": Maubeuge, who wins. With his friends, he celebrates the event and, for dessert, composes a song for the occasion: "Tout ça ne vaut pas un clair de lune à Maubeuge". Monique, a secretary at the radio station and one of the guests, had a record made of the tape recording. And this record, following a mistake, was broadcast on a religious music program. It's a runaway success: for Paul, it's fame and fortune. which he had obviously coveted, but more with his symphonies, opera and sonatas. No matter, the "Clair de lune à Maubeuge" (Moonlight in Maubeuge) allows two happily engaged couples to become happily married.

Cast

Pierre Perrin

Paul Prunier

Sophie Hardy

Virginie

Claude Brasseur

Walter

Robert Manuel

Charlie Bank, le directeur de Superdisco

Bernadette Lafont

Charlotte

Jacques Dufilho

Le directeur de la 'Maison de la Radio'

Jean Carmet

Le chauffeur

Mathilde Casadesus

La dame aux courses

Jean Lefebvre

Un mineur

Maria Pacôme

La journaliste

Michel Serrault

Charpentier, le conférencier

Catherine Sola

La fiancée de Fernand

Jean Richard

Philibert

Henri Salvador

Le professeur de chant

Sylvie Vartan

La chanteuse yéyé

Pierre Repp

Le secrétaire bègue

Bourvil

Le chanteur à la télévision

Catherine Langeais

Self (uncredited)

Raymond Oliver

Self (uncredited)

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