Film

My Pal the Gypsy

1959 · 1h 27m · Comedy

IMDb

5.9

The "Védrines", whose head of family is a publisher, are well established in Paris. The "Pittuiti", on the other hand, are gypsies camping out in the suburbs. Young Zita belongs to the tribe and meets Théo Védrines, the publisher's son, a wild seducer. Zita is soon forced to tell her family that she is expecting a child. A scandal for the Pittuiti family, who instruct Zita's brother to apply the law of retaliation, Bruno must in turn seduce the pleasant Gisèle Védrines. And why not? But while Théo gradually becomes an anarchist, Bruno becomes more and more embourgeoise as Védrines discovers in him a real talent for writing. Still, Bruno and Gisèle will be as happy as Théo and Zita ever were.

Louis de Funès

Mr. Védrines, publisher

Jean Richard

Mr. Pittuiti, gypsy

Brigitte Auber

Odette, maid

Gregori Chmara

Grandpa

Michel Subor

Bruno Pittuiti

Anne Doat

Gisèle Védrines

Jacques Verrières

Jacqueline Caurat

Reporter

Teresa Dimitri

Zita

Joseph Reinhardt

Luce Fabiole

Lila Kedrova

'La Choute'

Simone Paris

Madame Védrines

Guy Bertil

Théo Védrines

François Bonnefois

(uncredited)

Monique Dagand

(uncredited)

• François GirWriter · Director
• Guy LionelWriter
• Michel DuranWriter
• Alain BlancelWriter

Release date

December 2, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Comedy