The Common Man (1975)
Dupont Lajoie
Overview
Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...
What is The Common Man about?
Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers... The Common Man is a Drama movie, released on 1975-02-26, runtime 100 minutes.
Is The Common Man worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Common Man 7.0 out of 10 from 74 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Yves Boisset
Cast
- Jean Carmet as Georges Lajoie
- Pascale Roberts as Madame Colin
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Léo Tartaffione
- Mohamed Zinet as Le frère de Saïd
- Jacques Villeret as Gérald
- Ginette Garcin as Ginette Lajoie
- Jean Bouise as Inspecteur Boulard
- Isabelle Huppert as Brigitte Colin
- Jacques Chailleux as Léon Lajoie
- Robert Castel as Loulou
- Michel Peyrelon as Albert Schumacher
- Victor Lanoux as le costaud
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