Underplayed Gems

Slow Local Trains (1960)

Slow Local Trains poster
Original title
Les Tortillards
Directed by
Jean Bastia
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
U
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man deals with the complications of running a small local train line. The story follows his mishaps and interactions with passengers and staff.

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What happens

Les Tortillards English: Small local trains, is a French comedy film from 1960, directed by Jean Bastia, written by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, starring Jean Richard and Louis de Funès. The film was known under the titles: "Io... mio figlio e la fidanzata" (Italy), "Der Umstandskrämer" (East Germany). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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