112 mins |
Rated
G
Directed by Philippe de Broca
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Servais, Daniel Ceccaldi, Françoise Dorléac, Roger Dumas
An eight-day pass, a kidnapping, and a greedy group of South American Indians provide the basic ingredients of this madcap adventure. When French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnes, he learns that her father’s late partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless artifact from the museum. The chase is on as Adrien follows them to the Brazilian jungle and many riotous adventures ensue, and the end of his eight-day furlough rapidly approaching.
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An eight-day pass, a kidnapping, and a greedy group of South American Indians provide the basic ingredients of this madcap adventure. When French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnes, he learns that her father’s late partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless artifact from the museum. The chase is on as Adrien follows them to the Brazilian jungle and many riotous adventures ensue, and the end of his eight-day furlough rapidly approaching.