Les Bons Vivants High Lifers, is a French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 comedy

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 film from 1965, directed by Gilles Grangier, written by Michel Audiard

Michel Audiard

Pierre Michel Audiard was a French dialogue writer, screenwriter and film director. He is the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.- 1940 - 1950 :*1949 :** Mission à Tanger of André Hunebelle...

 and Albert Kantof, starring Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...

. The film is known under the titles: "Un grand seigneur" (France, new title), "High Lifers" (International English title), "How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning" (USA), "Un drôle de caïd" (alternative French title), "Alegres vividores" (Spain), "Die Damen lassen bitten" (West Germany), "Per favore chiudete le persiane" (Italy).

Cast

• Bernard Blier
  Bernard Blier
  Bernard Blier was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas...
  
   : Mr Charles, le tenancier de la maison close
• Dominique Davray: Mrs Blanche, la tenancière
• Franck Villard : Marcel Froment, the tenant farmer of Toulon
• Mireille Darc
  Mireille Darc
  Mireille Darc is a French model and actress. She was Alain Delon's longtime co-star and companion. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Week End...
  
   : Héloïse, a daughter
• Aline Bertrand : Mrs Pauline, a teacher
• Micheline Luccioni : Carmen, one resident in varisses
• Michelle Bardollet : resident
• Jacques Marin
  Jacques Marin
  Jacques Marin was a French actor on film and TV. Marin's good command of the English language and his resemblance to the stereotypical Frenchman looks made him a familiar face in some major American and British productions and Disney movies Jacques Marin (September 9, 1919, Paris – January...
  
   : The purchaser of the furniture
• Henri Virlojeux : the doctor
• Jean-Luc Bideau
  Jean-Luc Bideau
  Jean-Luc Bideau is a Swiss film actor. He has appeared in over 125 films since 1965.-Selected filmography:* Les Bons Vivants * Mr...
  
   : Le client suisse (uncredited)
• Jacques Legras : L'autre client suisse (uncredited)
• Yori Bertin : resident
• Margarette : resident
• Françoise Vatel
  Françoise Vatel
  Françoise Vatel , was a French actress....
  
   : resident
• Josy Guadel : resident
• Catherine Samie
  Catherine Samie
  Catherine Samie is French actress and member of Comédie-Française from 1962. On July 14, 2011, she became Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor...
  
  : resident

External links

• Les Bons Vivants at the Films de France