Mon pote le gitan is a French film realized by François Gir, release in 1959.

Personal comments : Louis de Funès is marked in the credits, he plays the role of an editor, he appears :

1 minute at 3 minutes and 50 seconds after the beginning of the movie

♦ Synopsis :

The "Védrines", whose head of household is an editor, are prosperous and highly respected in Paris. The "Pittuiti", are gipsies who camp in the suburbs. The Zita young person belongs to the tribe and meets Théo Védrines, the kid of the editor, déluré seducer. Zita is soon obliged to announce with its family until it waits a child. Scandal at the "Pittuiti", which charges the brother of Zita with applying the law of retaliation, Bruno must allure in its turn, joke it Gisele Védrines. Why not? But while Théo becomes little by little anarchistic, Bruno embourgeoise more especially as Védrines discovers a true talent of writer to him. Bruno and Gisele will be as happy all the same as can be to it Théo and Zita.

♦ Specification sheet :

Title : Mon pote le gitan
Realization : François Gir
Scenario : According to the detail Les Pittuiti's of Michel Duran
Adaptation : Guy Lionel, Alain Blancel, François Gir
Dialogue : Michel Duran
Production assistants : Alain Blancel, Francis Caillaud
Images : Michel Rocca
Operator : Charles-Henri Montel
Music : Marc Héral
Decorations : Louis Le Barbenchon
Editing : Suzanne De Troeye
Sound : Jacques Gallois
Photographer of tray : Jean Klissak
Script-girl : Suzet Forest
General manager : André Baud
Shooting from June 20th till July 31st, 1959
Film 35 mm, black and white
Leader of production : André Labrousse, André Baud
Production : Floralies Films, C.I.C.C, Licorne Films (France)
Distribution : C.C.F.C
Duration : 87 mn
Genre : Comedy
First presentation the December 2nd, 1959

♦ Distribution :

Louis de Funès : M. Gaston Védrines, editor
Jean Richard : M Pittuiti, the gypsy
Grégory Chmara : The "Grandpa"
Michel Subor : Bruno Pittuiti, the son of the gypsy
Guy Bertil : Théo Védrines, the son of the editor
Lila Kedrova : The "Choute"
Brigitte Auber : Odette, the maid
Simone Paris : Mme Védrines
Anne Doat : Gisèle Védrines, the girl
Joseph Reinhardt : The musician
Thérésa Dmitri : Zita Pittuiti, the girl
Jacqueline Caurat : The reporter
Luce Fabiole
Jacques Verrières
Odile "Maguy" Poisson
Robert Destain
François Bonnefois
Eliane Martel
Monique Dagand