Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

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Home Sweet Home

1973

1h 25m

5.5(8 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Jules, a rebellious septuagenarian, foments a revolt in his home ruled by quasi-military rules. He and his twenty supporters will oppose the management, the firefighters and even the gendarmes.

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Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Claude Jade

Claude Jade

Claire

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Jacques

Ann Petersen

Ann Petersen

Direktorin

Marcel Josz

Jules

Jacques Lippe

Polizeichef

Elise Mertens

Elise Mertens

Anna Van Grammelaer

Jane Meuris

Flore

Andrée Garnier

Cora

Dynma Appelmans

Marguerite Van Der Plats

Frans Monnoyer

Léopold

Creative team

Directed by: Benoît Lamy
Written by: Benoît Lamy
Rudolph Pauli
Produced by: Jacques Perrin
Jacqueline Pierreux

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