A French house painter who assists fallen RAF pilot Peter Cunningham by helping him evade capture. He later goes to the rendezvous baths on Cunningham's behalf, joins the group in stolen German uniforms to rescue another pilot, and participates in the cross-country escape attempts alongside Lefort and Reginald.
Commissioner François Mattei is the respected police investigator pursuing Vogel and the men connected to the robbery. He organizes roadblocks, pressures Santi for information, and impersonates a receiver to trap Corey. At the country house, his officers kill Corey, Vogel, and Jansen and recover the jewels.
An unemployed taxi driver who survives under occupation by transporting black-market goods. He carries four suitcases of pork across Paris, first expecting an accomplice and then accepting the painter as a substitute. Years later, he is still carrying luggage when the painter recognizes him at the station.
French competitor in the Monte Carlo rally, known for strategic driving and national pride.
Thénardier is an opportunistic deserter from Napoleon’s Grande Armée who loots valuables from dead soldiers at Waterloo and inadvertently rescues Baron Pontmercy. Later, disguised, he meets Marius and uses newspaper clippings to correct Marius’s mistaken belief about Valjean.
This entry covers Mathieu Dumont, the deceased father, and Antoine Dumont, his stubborn shepherd son and heir. Antoine inherits the house, land, and possessions, resists Victor Hardy's development scheme, and is ultimately persuaded to sign over the property. He cares for Rose but remains attached to his sheep and home.
Georges Lachaunaye is the central figure, a kindly but irresponsible man who turns to stealing from church donation boxes when his family lacks food. He treats the thefts as a religiously justified charity, carefully studies churches and develops concealment methods, while Chief Insp. Cucherat and Inspector Bridoux pursue him.
Charles Michaud, père is a concerned family authority who worries about Antoine Michaud’s late nights, poor appearance, and association with Tiercelin’s restaurant. He visits Tiercelin under the pretext of discussing a countryside trip, while actually trying to discover whether the young men are concealing resistance activities.
A simple civil servant with the supernatural ability to walk through walls. He falls in love with Susan, impersonates gangster Garou-Garou to woo her, and is subsequently arrested. After imprisonment, he encourages her to abandon crime, returns stolen items, and is acquitted. He ultimately sacrifices his wall-walking power to push Susan through a wall before she leaves for England.
Appears in the contemporary framing sequence at the film's conclusion, representing the modern era and the palace's transformation into a public museum accessible to visitors.
Urbain is Miquette’s beloved. He confesses that he has loved her since first seeing her and kept a secret journal about her; she initially returns his feelings. Later, he confronts her at the Marquis’s home, where she says her declaration of love was only an act, and he claims he was pretending too, leaving their intentions uncertain.
André Colombey runs the refined restaurant La sole normande and is married to Christiane Colombey, Fernand Jouvin’s former wife. He resents Fernand’s interference, especially his oil-based cooking and refusal to follow the restaurant’s principles, but gradually finds common ground with him through fishing and their shared love of the sea.
Bourvil has 76 screen credits in a career dating back to 1942. Their work is anchored in the Those Magnificent Men in Their...Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, The Sucker, Le Cercle Rouge. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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