Like a Turtle on Its Back
1978, French. Directed by Luc Béraud.
Unable to put a single word on paper, a youngish man with one novel to his credit finds that his life is crumbling to ruins around him because of his severe case of writer's block. He tries every remedy known to man and makes up a few new ones in this comedy. All his efforts are futile: he loses his girlfriend and his apartment and has a succession of misadventures until finally, homeless and hospitalized, he rediscovers his inspiration.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Luc BéraudDirector
- Jean-François StéveninPaul
- Bernadette LafontCamille
- Virginie ThévenetNathalie
- Claude MillerPierre
- Sandy WhitelawProkosch
- Valérie QuennessenNietzsche Student
- Marion GameSylvie
- Etienne ChicotJean-Louis 2
- Jenny ClèveGermaine
- Michel Blancle fêtard qui lit
- Josiane Balaskoune fêtarde dans la voiture
- Marie-Anne Chazelune fêtarde dans la voiture
Details
- Released
- 27 September 1978
- Original title
- La Tortue sur le dos
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Claude Miller, Luc Béraud
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Like a Turtle on Its Back runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Which OTT platform is Like a Turtle on Its Back on?
Like a Turtle on Its Back isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 September 1978. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Like a Turtle on Its Back?
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Who directed Like a Turtle on Its Back?
Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978) was directed by Luc Béraud and stars Jean-François Stévenin, Bernadette Lafont, Virginie Thévenet.