Baldwin, the safe breaker

Movie
German title	Baldwin, the safe breaker
Original title	Faites sauter la banque!
Country of production	France
original language	French
Publishing year	1964
length	88 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Jean Girault
script	Jean Girault ; Louis Sapin
production	Raymond Danon
music	Paul Mauriat
camera	André Germain
cut	Jean-Michel Gautier
occupation
	Louis de Funès : Victor Garnier; Yvonne Clech : Eliane Garnier; Jean-Pierre Marielle : André Durand-Mareuil; Anne Doat : Isabelle Garnier; Georges Wilson : Policeman; Jean Valmont : Philippe Brecy; Claude Piéplu : priest; Georges Adet : Gerber; Alix Mahieux : Poupette; Michel Dancourt : Casimir; Catherine Demongeot : Corinne Garnier; Michel Tureau : Gérard Garnier; Guy Grosso : a customer;

Baldwin, the safe breaker (original title: Faites sauter la banque! ) Is a French comedy film from 1964 with Louis de Funès in the leading role.

action

Victor Garnier is the owner of a hunting and fishing supplies store. He leads a contemplative petty bourgeois life until, on the advice of the director of his bank, he invests all of the family's savings in stocks. When the securities are worthless shortly afterwards, Garnier feels betrayed by the bank director, especially since he seems to lead a luxurious life.

Garnier wants his money back. Together with his wife and children, he digs a tunnel to the bank building opposite to clear the lockers there. At first, he doesn't like the fact that his eldest daughter falls in love with one of the bank employees. After overcoming a number of complications, they reach the vault instead of the locker area. The bank employee in love, who became an accomplice against his will, bricked up the breakthrough on the bank side again. However, the blasting of the tunnel, which is intended to cover all further tracks, initially fails.

Now it turns out that the bank director had already used the gold bars in the vault. To cover up his theft, he left gold-coated lead bars behind. In order not to be betrayed by Garnier, who has nothing left to lose, the bank director promises to get back the lost money of the Garnier by means of renewed stock market speculation. The film ends with a delayed explosion in the tunnel.

Reviews

“With his typically lively wit, Louis de Funès shows a funny provincial farce. A film that has a lot to say about the country, the people and French humor. "

- prism