Film

The Itchy Palm

1960 · 1h 34m · Comedy · Drama

IMDb

5.5

A widow in her fifties,Madame Lacoste ,meets Jean when they both come to put their pussy in a cattery.The man borrows a hefty sum from her ,to send his sick young son to breathe the fresh air of the country ,or so he said;in fact there's no son at all.He gives the money to his mistress who claims she's pregnant by him and who wants to have an abortion.She lies too ,for she does not expect any child and she intends to help the young man she's in love with to buy a scooter.But the latter does not care about her either and intends to marry a "rich " girl ....who's actually the concierge's daughter.

Jacques Charrier

Michel

Macha Méril

Yvette

Franca Bettoia

Christiane

Paulette Dubost

Lise Lacoste

Alfred Adam

Jean Lécuyer

Michael Lonsdale

Nobert

Rina Franchetti

Yvette's mother

Dominique Davray

Girl from the streets

Christian Brocard

Jean-Pierre Zola

Annick Allières

Magdeleine Bérubet

(uncredited)

Hélène Dieudonné

(uncredited)

Gérard Oury

Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

Jean-Charles Pichon

First priest (uncredited)

Roland Piguet

(uncredited)

• Gérard OuryScreenplay · Director
• Jean-Charles PichonScreenplay
• Jean-Charles TacchellaScreenplay
• Sacha ViernyDirector of Photography
• André VillardDirector of Photography
• Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
• Paulette RobertEditor

Release date

February 3, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Comedy, Drama