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Release year: 1958

Storyline

Casti and Trébois, two friends who are workers at the same factory, have developed a common passion for flying. They dream of starting an aviation club. In the meantime they spend all their Sundays restoring an old plane under the supervision of Raf, a former RAF pilot...

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Directors

Henri Aisner

Writers

Cast

Yves Deniaud — Manaquin - le vieux mécano
Paul Frankeur — Monsieur Larcheron - le directeur de l'usine
Marc Cassot — René Casti
Julien Bertheau — Jean Raymond dit Raf

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Did you know

• This is in fact Jean-Paul Belmondo's first feature film and starring role as he was still a student in dramatic arts. But neither the general public nor the critics had the opportunity to notice him as the film was shown only as part of meetings organized by the CGT trade-union.

• First shown non-commercially, as part of meetings organized by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT)trade-union, it first reached the general public in 1967 when it premiered on televisor.

• For the 'Baptême de l'air' they flew over Méry-sur-Oise ans its château.

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