Papa, the Lil' Boats
1971, French. Directed by Nelly Kaplan.
In this whimsical French comedy, Cookie (aka Venus de Palma) is a tough, sweet little rich girl, and is rather smart, too. She's smart enough and charming enough to outwit her kidnappers by setting one against the other until they have all killed each other or died trying to prove thier worth to her.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Nelly KaplanDirector
- Sheila WhiteVénus De Palma / Cookie
- Michel BouquetMarc the Boss
- Judith MagreMarylène the Boss's Fiancee
- Michael LonsdaleHippolyte the brother of Marylène
- André ValardyLuc, a Friend of Marc
- Pierre MondyJeannot le Corse
- Jean ParédèsPolice Commissioner Duvalier
- Sydney ChaplinSpiro De Palma
- Bernard MussonMatéo Falcone
- Catherine AllégretDany the Bar Waitress
- Marcel DalioBoudu the Tramp
- Nelly KaplanLady with her Saint-Bernard
Details
- Released
- 22 April 1971
- Original title
- Papa les petits bateaux…
- Country
- France
- Written by
- René Guyonnet, Nelly Kaplan, Claude Makovski
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Papa, the Lil' Boats runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Which OTT platform is Papa, the Lil' Boats on?
Papa, the Lil' Boats isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 April 1971. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Papa, the Lil' Boats?
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Who directed Papa, the Lil' Boats?
Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971) was directed by Nelly Kaplan and stars Sheila White, Michel Bouquet, Judith Magre.