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Feature film — 1979

Swimming Instructor (1979)

6.01h 35mComedy — Drama

Marie, the charming daughter of Italian immigrants, has a dream : to become rich. In Roubaix, where she lives, she meets and marries small-time crooner Marcel Potier. Together they leave for the South of France where they live happily but poorly. Now, Marie hasn't forgotten her hopes of wealth and with this aim still in mind she pushes Marcel into becoming the swimming instructor of Achille Zopoulos, an oil tycoon.

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A high-signal pick with 11 votes.

Nadja Films / Odyssey

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Director: Jean-Louis Trintignant

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Cast & crew

Guy Marchand as Marcel

Guy Marchand

Marcel

Jean-Claude Brialy as Logan

Jean-Claude Brialy

Logan

Stefania Sandrelli as Marie

Stefania Sandrelli

Marie

Moustache as Zopoulos

Moustache

Zopoulos

Jean-Louis Trintignant as le jardinier

Jean-Louis Trintignant

le jardinier

Benoît Ferreux as le garagiste

Benoît Ferreux

le garagiste

Christian Marquand as Paul

Christian Marquand

Paul

François Perrot as Maître Dalloz

François Perrot

Maître Dalloz

Serge Marquand as Alfredo

Serge Marquand

Alfredo

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