
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume

Marie-Béatrice Fourchaume

Marcello Cacciaperotti

Scipio

André Castagnier

Charlotte Castagnier

Le ministre

Henri Castagnier, le curé

L'épouse du ministre

La mère du petit Francis

Un marin

Le gardien du chantier

Le joueur de tambour de la fanfare

Le chef de la fanfare

L'organiste
La garde-barrière

Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, le gardien de phare

Le paysan

Le majordome des Fourchaume (uncredited)

Le speaker de la course nautique (uncredited)

Mlle Rongibut (uncredited)
Miss San Remo (uncredited)
L'homme nu de la cabine (uncredited)

Le président du jury (uncredited)
