The Little Bather

1968 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 4,778 VOTES · DIR. Robert Dhéry

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Overview

Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...

Dialogue Timeline — 786 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:23 THE LITTLE BATHER
00:08:57 The designer and creator of this beautiful boat.
00:12:07 The Castagnier file.
00:15:57 I'm from Italy. My name is Marcello Cacciaperotti.
00:18:19 The screw goes there.
00:20:46 Yes, but that chair...
00:23:30 There's no room for three people.
00:28:40 I answered Yes, but I saw a smile on his lips.
00:31:51 I'm counting on you on Sunday.
00:33:57 Well, push him then. -Ok, see you on Monday.
00:36:25 To the right.
00:40:39 It's so high. And even higher.
00:44:36 Yes, fine. That was great fun.
00:47:26 Home, finally.
00:49:35 That's nice.
00:52:57 Extraordinary.
00:58:30 How does it stop?
01:02:55 Disagreement? He sacked me.
01:06:30 He made me a proposition regarding the Little Bather.
01:10:21 Why do you always do that?
01:13:30 To me too.
01:20:07 Where's my horn?
01:23:32 Are you getting too tired?
500:05:00 for Holland and 750 for Portugal.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed786
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line500:05:00

Production Record

DirectorRobert Dhéry
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes4,778