Philippe de Broca — Director (5)

Movie

The Devil by the Tail (1969)
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other title: Non tirate il diavolo per la coda / Pack den Tiger schnell am Schwanz …
In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.

Movie

1001 Nights (1990)
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other title: Le mille e una notte / Sheherazade - Mit 1001 PS ins Abenteuer …
Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.