The Buddies
1965, French. Directed by Yves Robert.
Seven old pals live inseparable lives, dividing their time between hilarious pranks and memorable drinking bouts. Bénin is the mastermind, Broudier the enforcer and Lesueur the prankster. One evening, a grandiose plan was hatched: to wreak havoc in two peaceful sub-prefectures: Ambert and Issoire. Broudier begins: in the middle of the night, disguised as a minister, he wakes up a barracks in Ambert and sets in motion a thunderous maneuver. The next day, disguised as a Dominican, Bénin climbed to the pulpit of the cathedral and delivered a sermon insulting Christian doctrine. The same day, in Issoire, the local authorities were preparing to unveil a statue of Vercingetorix. But the statue came to life, pelting the crowd with tomatoes: it was Lesueur. With their minds at rest, the friends headed off to the Côte-d'Or for a vacation. But already, one of them begins to perform a new prank.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Yves RobertDirector
- Philippe NoiretBénin
- Pierre MondyBroudier
- Claude RichHuchon
- Christian MarinOmer
- Jacques BalutinLesueur
- Guy BedosMartin
- Michael LonsdaleLamendin
- Claude Piéplule colonel
- Tsilla Cheltonl'hôtelière
- Hubert Deschampsle député-maire Cramouillat
- Jean Lefebvrele restaurateur
- Catherine Rouvella jeune femme
Details
- Released
- 15 January 1965
- Original title
- Les Copains
- Country
- France
- Written by
- François Boyer, Yves Robert, Jules Romains
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The Buddies runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Buddies isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 January 1965. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Buddies?
The Buddies (1965) was directed by Yves Robert and stars Philippe Noiret, Pierre Mondy, Claude Rich.