- Actors: Louis de Funes, Claudio Brook, Marie Dubois, Terry-Thomas, Reinhard Kolldehoff
- Directors: Gérard Oury
- Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Subtitles: English, German, Dutch
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Run Time: 119.00 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B001LGDYJQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 83,205 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Australia released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Mono ), German ( Mono ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: In this British war comedy, set in WW II, a bomber crew is shot down over Paris during the Nazi occupation. They are helped out of the city by several good-hearted Frenchman. They make it to the steam bath where they had an important rendezvous. They then begin the final part of their escape. A cross-eyed German inadvertently helps them. ...Don't Look Now - We're Being Shot at ( La Grande vadrouille ) ( Don't Look Now, We've Been Shot at )
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having lived in France for many years, this sweet film "La Grande Vadrouille" became one of my firm favourites. Louis de Funes and Bourvil are two brilliant French actors and a very funny double act. The film takes place during the Second World War, when a Royal Air Force plane is shot down over Paris, leaving its three British pilots stranded in different locations, but with an agreement to meet at the Turkish bath and plan their escape to the Free French Zone. With the more or less involuntary help from the french "odd" couple, we then follow their hilarious journey through occupied France. A nice touch is that the different nationalities are played by English, French and German actors in their respective languages.
For years I had been looking for a replacement for a worn French VHS copy (only visible in black and white), and was delighted when it finally became available on DVD from Amazon.
The DVD is of excellent quality (and in colour again!), only downside is that if you don't speak french, the subtitles are rudimentary.
The film may sound dated, but it is sweet and SO SO funny, and gives a realistic image of the interaction between different nationalities.
I can but highly recommend this little gem!
For years I had been looking for a replacement for a worn French VHS copy (only visible in black and white), and was delighted when it finally became available on DVD from Amazon.
The DVD is of excellent quality (and in colour again!), only downside is that if you don't speak french, the subtitles are rudimentary.
The film may sound dated, but it is sweet and SO SO funny, and gives a realistic image of the interaction between different nationalities.
I can but highly recommend this little gem!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw this film in French with my in-laws. I laughed all the way through. I'm so glad that they now have it with English subtitles so my parent's can see it.
Such a classic film. Bourville & De Funes are great in this and I would strongly recommend this and their other films as well.
Such a classic film. Bourville & De Funes are great in this and I would strongly recommend this and their other films as well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Ask any Frenchman what his favourite film is, and chances are this one will come out on top. It has held the French box-office record until this year and the film came out in 1966! It stars two of the country's best-loved comic actors, Louis de Funès and Bourvil, in a WW2 comedy also featuring the talents of Terry-Thomas. Don't be put off by the English title which certainly doesn't inspire one to watch this classic (the original title "La Grande Vadrouille" is difficult to render but refers to the mad dash across occupied France). In 1942, an RAF plane is shot down over Paris and the three airmen parachute to safety: one lands on a Bourvil's painter's scaffolding, another on the roof of the Opera house where the orchestra (led by de Funès) is rehearsing and Terry-Thomas ends up in the seal's bathing pond at the zoo. Our two heroes somewhat reluctantly join forces to take them under their wing(s) and thwart the occupying German police's efforts to capture them before they can escape to the 'free zone'.
The comic moments from this film by Gérard Oury and now firmly engraved in the French people's subconscious are too numerous to mention. Watch it in French with subtitles rather than a dubbed version - there's a fair amount of English in it anyway. You'll find yourself whistling 'Tea for Two' the next time you visit the Turkish baths, that's for sure! It's hard to believe that this film is practically unknown in Britain. Don't neglect it any longer. If you like it, give "Le Corniaud" a try as well - by the same director and with the same two stars - the scene of the crash with a 2CV at the beginning is THE classic comedy moment in French cinema!
The comic moments from this film by Gérard Oury and now firmly engraved in the French people's subconscious are too numerous to mention. Watch it in French with subtitles rather than a dubbed version - there's a fair amount of English in it anyway. You'll find yourself whistling 'Tea for Two' the next time you visit the Turkish baths, that's for sure! It's hard to believe that this film is practically unknown in Britain. Don't neglect it any longer. If you like it, give "Le Corniaud" a try as well - by the same director and with the same two stars - the scene of the crash with a 2CV at the beginning is THE classic comedy moment in French cinema!
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A wonder with Louis!
This is another favourite, Louis de Funes and Bourvil are great in it, and I love the fact it blends in English as well because of the story. Read more
Published 22 days ago by C. Pechabadens
To watch in French!
the greatest success in French cinemas until E.T.!
Hilarious and tender, a better evocation of France during WW II than Allo!Allo! Read more
Hilarious and tender, a better evocation of France during WW II than Allo!Allo! Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2007 by L. Bisot
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