Nov 11, 1978
105 min
Full-HD

French Fried Vacation (1978)

Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.

Category

Comedy

Country

France

Companies

CCFC Trinacra Films

Thierry Lhermitte

Robert Lespinasse, aka 'Popeye'

Christian Clavier

Jérôme Tarayre, bad general practitioner

Gérard Jugnot

Bernard Morin

Josiane Balasko

Nathalie Morin, Bernard's wife

Michel Blanc

Jean-Claude Dusse, the frustrated

Dominique Lavanant

Christiane, the frustrated stuck one

Bruno Moynot

Gilbert Sellman, man in black briefs

Marie-Anne Chazel

Gisèle André aka 'Gigi'

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