Thank Heaven for Small Favors

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Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963

1h 32m

6.6(75 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family to do strange work.

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37 members

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Bourvil

Georges Lachaunaye

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Francis Blanche

Chief Insp. Cucherat

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Jean Poiret

Raoul

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Jean Yonnel

Mattieu Lachaunaye

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Jean Tissier

Inspector Bridoux

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Véronique Nordey

Françoise Lachaunaye

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Bernard Lavalette

Prefect of Police

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Marcel Pérès

Chief Inspector Raillargaud

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Jean Galland

Bishop

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Solange Certain

Juliette Lachaunaye

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Denise Péronne

Claire Lachaunaye

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Roger Legris

Sacristain of Saint-Étienne du Mont

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Guy Denancy

Curé of Saint-Étienne du Mont

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Richard Francœur

Clergyman with a toothache

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Rudy Lenoir

Inspector Quiqueville

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Max Desrau

Clergyman at statue Ste-Cécile

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Jean-Claude Rémoleux

Inspector Bartin

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Albert Michel

Sacristain

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Gloria France

Cafe patron

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Gérard Hoffmann

One-eyed log looter

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Claude Mansard

Grocer

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René-Jean Chauffard

Inspector guarding Raoul

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Jo Charrier

Inspector

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Mohamed Jamoussy

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André Chanu

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Jacques Denoël

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Michel Nastorg

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Fred Pasquali

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Alexandre Randall

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Dominique Zardi

Tramp (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Mocky

Tramp with pram (uncredited)

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Willy Braque

Albert, servant (uncredited)

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Philippe Dehesdin

Hand bag thief (uncredited)

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Luc Andrieux

Tramp with pram (uncredited)

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Pierre Durou

Discontented sacristan (uncredited)

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Adrien Cayla-Legrand

Inspector (uncredited)

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Annick Tanguy

Lady of the confessional (uncredited)

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