La Course à l'échalote_
The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the documents. Everything is even more complicated because the manager of the bank has a finger in the pie, too. Who but a humble bank-teller (Pierre Richard) will ruin the scheme?
Starring
Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Michel Aumont
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
La Course à l'échalote was released 51 years ago in 1975.
Overview
The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved...
La Course à l'échalote is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 35m.
CAST (20)
Pierre Richard
Pierre Vidal
Jane Birkin
Janet
Michel Aumont
Commissaire Brunet
Marc Doelnitz
Marc
Amadeus August
Gunther
Henri Déus
Mike
Luis Rego
Franz
Catherine Allégret
Nicole
André Bézu
André
Jean Martin
Le directeur de la banque
Claude Dauphin
De Rovère
Paul Cambo
Le P.D.G.
Henri Attal
Le contrôleur
François Cadet
Le premier brigadier
PD
Philippe Dehesdin
Philippe
Arlette Emmery
Mlle Fenette
Pierre Haudebourg
Christophe
Gérard Majax
Le pickpocket
EM
Eberhard Mondry
Un officier de police
Louis Navarre
Un représentant
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is La Course à l'échalote about?
The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the documents. Everything is even more complicated because the manager of the bank has a finger in the pie, too. Who but a humble bank-teller (Pierre Richard) will ruin the scheme?
How long is La Course à l'échalote?
La Course à l'échalote has a runtime of 95 minutes (1h 35m).
Who stars in La Course à l'échalote?
The cast of La Course à l'échalote includes Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Michel Aumont, Marc Doelnitz, Amadeus August.
What is the rating of La Course à l'échalote?
La Course à l'échalote has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 based on 80 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Comedy