Overview
Guillaume Dodut is a stationmaster in rural France at a station where trains no longer stop. His dream has always been to holiday in the famous resort town of Biarritz. Meanwhile, he gets involved in the romantic life of his son who is studying to be an engineer in London.
Director and cast
- Gilles Grangier Director
- Fernandel as Guillaume Dodut
- Catherine Sola as Thérèse
- Michel Galabru as Touffanel
- Rellys as Louis
- Jacques Chabassol as Charles Dodut
- Hélène Tossy as Madeleine Dodut
- Jacques Balutin as Reporter
- Paul Bonifas as Bourrély
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Paul Bonnenfant
- Albert Dinan as Bastide
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