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Victor Garnier (de Funès) is a humble hunting and fishing {{shopkeeper}} and a [[FamilyMan father of three]]. Victim of a FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil (Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots a robbery of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath: aided by his wife Éliane (Yvonne Clech), son Gérard (Michel Tureau), and daughters Isabelle (Anne Doat) and Corinne (Catherine Demongeot), Victor starts to build the tunnel, but things don't quite go as planned...

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Victor Garnier (de Funès) is a humble hunting and fishing {{shopkeeper}} shopkeeper and a [[FamilyMan father of three]]. Victim of a FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil (Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots a robbery of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath: aided by his wife Éliane (Yvonne Clech), son Gérard (Michel Tureau), and daughters Isabelle (Anne Doat) and Corinne (Catherine Demongeot), Victor starts to build the tunnel, but things don't quite go as planned...



* {{Shopkeeper}}: Victor Garnier is the owner of a Hunting and Fishing store. He briefly muses on using his guns to attack the bank but his youngest daughter, Corinne, estimate there is a 70% of failure.
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* FourOneNineScam: Victor Garnier is convinced by his banker neighbor, André-Hugues Durand-Maureuil, to place all his savings on a "promising" stock in an African mine, but after they are nationalized, they become worthless.

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* FourOneNineScam: Victor Garnier is convinced by his banker neighbor, André-Hugues Durand-Maureuil, to place all his savings on a "promising" stock in an African mine, but it becomes worthless after they are nationalized, they become worthless.the mine is nationalized.
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* FourOneNineScam: Victor Garnier is convinced by his Banker, André-Hugues Durand Maureuil, to place all his economies on a ''promising'' stock but after they are nationalized, they become worthless.

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* FourOneNineScam: Victor Garnier is convinced by his Banker, banker neighbor, André-Hugues Durand Maureuil, Durand-Maureuil, to place all his economies savings on a ''promising'' "promising" stock in an African mine, but after they are nationalized, they become worthless.
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-->-- '''Victor Garnier''' (deciding to follow the priest advice on "taking back your belonging in order to save a thief soul")

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-->-- '''Victor Garnier''' (deciding to follow the priest priest's advice on "taking back your belonging belongings in order to save a thief thief's soul")
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''Let's Rob the Bank'' (''Faites sautez la banque !'') is a 1964 French heist comedy film.

Victor Garnier (Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing {{Shopkeeper}} and a [[FamilyMan father of three]]. Victim of a FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil (Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath: aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gérard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne, they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...

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''Let's Rob the Bank'' (''Faites sautez sauter la banque !'') banque'') is a 1964 French heist comedy film.

film directed by Jean Girault and starring Creator/LouisDeFunes.

Victor Garnier (Creator/LouisDeFunes) (de Funès) is an a humble hunting and fishing {{Shopkeeper}} {{shopkeeper}} and a [[FamilyMan father of three]]. Victim of a FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil (Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up a robbery of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath: aided by his wife Eliane, his Éliane (Yvonne Clech), son Gérard (Michel Tureau), and his two daughters Isabelle (Anne Doat) and Corinne, they start Corinne (Catherine Demongeot), Victor starts to build the tunnel the tunnel, but things don't quite go has planned...as planned...



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* TheCaper: The film is about a normal family carrying out an elaborate plan to rob a bank.

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* TheCaper: [[{{Parody}} Parodied]]. The film is about a normal family carrying out an elaborate plan to rob a bank.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Corinne annoys her older sister Isabelle when Isabelle flirts with Philippe. (For example she starts playing the violin when they are talking together.)


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* TheCaper: The film is about a normal family carrying out an elaborate plan to rob a bank.
* CaperCrew: Victor Garnier is TheLeader, Isabelle is the Distraction (she takes advantage of the fact that a bank employee is infatuated with her to get information), Gérard is the Muscle (he digs most of the tunnel) and Corinne is the Mastermind/the Smart Girl (she came up with the idea of digging a tunnel).
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Whether André Durand-Mareuil, the bank director, really swindled Victor Garnier or not is left ambiguous, but it is revealed in the end that he steals gold bars from his own strongroom.
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''Let's Rob the Bank'' (''Faites sautez la banque !'') is a 1964 French film.

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''Let's Rob the Bank'' (''Faites sautez la banque !'') is a 1964 French heist comedy film.



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* ImagineSpot: When Victor Garnier is describing what he thinks Durand-Mareuil is doing with their money, we see an imaginary sequence of the corrupt banker literally throwing money away on a car, fancy diner, or expensive clothes for his mistress. And apparently, [[ImagineSpotting the rest of the family see it too]].
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* {{Bookends}}: The movie starts with the Hunting and Fishing store's metal curtain opening up. It ends with the same curtain closing down, with the word "FIN" written on it.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Victor Garnier's FatalFlaw. Since he has [[RealityEnsues no idea on digging a tunnel]], he asks [[ItsForABook suspicious questions]] to a employee of public works and then accidentally pierce a sewer pipe, a coal stock or even a underground station.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Victor Garnier's FatalFlaw. Since he has [[RealityEnsues no idea on digging a tunnel]], tunnel, he asks [[ItsForABook suspicious questions]] to a employee of public works and then accidentally pierce a sewer pipe, a coal stock or even a underground station.

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* LittleMissSnarker: Corinne Garnier (Catherine Demongeot), the youngest daughter, never loses an occasion to mock her siblings. Up to sarcastically ''playing the violin'' while her older sister is flirting.



* {{Shopkeeper}}: Victor Garnier is the owner of a Hunting and Fishing store. He briefly muses on using his guns to attack the bank but his younger daughter, Corinne, estimate there is a 70% of failure.

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* {{Shopkeeper}}: Victor Garnier is the owner of a Hunting and Fishing store. He briefly muses on using his guns to attack the bank but his younger youngest daughter, Corinne, estimate there is a 70% of failure.

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''Faites sautez la banque !'' is a 1964 French film.

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''Faites ''Let's Rob the Bank'' (''Faites sautez la banque !'' !'') is a 1964 French film.


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* FourOneNineScam: Victor Garnier is convinced by his Banker, André-Hugues Durand Maureuil, to place all his economies on a ''promising'' stock but after they are nationalized, they become worthless.
-->'''Victor Garnier:''' That bastard of Durand Maureuil was knowing the "Tangana" stock will be nationalized... He has abused the trust of a good man like me!
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Victor Garnier's FatalFlaw. Since he has [[RealityEnsues no idea on digging a tunnel]], he asks [[ItsForABook suspicious questions]] to a employee of public works and then accidentally pierce a sewer pipe, a coal stock or even a underground station.


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* FamilyMan: Victor Garnier has his wife Éliane, his son Gérard and his two daughter Isabelle and Corinne. While he initially wants to do the robbery for [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]], there is a brief scene showing that deep down, he also [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold genuinely cares for his family]]
-->'''Victor Garnier:''' Too late... It's over... In a few minutes, we are busted! Éliane... go prepare my suitcase and don't forget my blanket, the jailhouse can get pretty cold in the winter.\\
''[Éliane leaves slobbering and crying]''\\
'''Victor:''' ''[to his children]'' My children... be strong... our cause doesn't seem just... ''[to Gérard]'' Keep an eye on them, my son! Hide the treasures in hopes my sacrifice hasn't been for nothing... at least I'll know you will be fine.
* MistakenForMurderer: When his wife and kids are forced to go to a burial, his neighbors believe he has killed them for life insurance: a cop nearly discovers their tunnel but [[BigDamnHeroes they manage to come back just in time]].
* PapaWolf: When Victor's son is accidentally buried under tons of coal, he frantically calls his name and search him:
-->'''Victor Garnier:''' ''[seeing the coal]'' What the hell is this? ''[sees someone trying to get out]'' Gérard? GÉRARD! My son! My child! Come here! ''[after freeing him]'' How are you?\\
'''Gérard Garnier:''' Why in the hell didn't you install the heating with gas?
* {{Shopkeeper}}: Victor Garnier is the owner of a Hunting and Fishing store. He briefly muses on using his guns to attack the bank but his younger daughter, Corinne, estimate there is a 70% of failure.
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''"That's it!!! We'll do it (...) a hold up!!!"''

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* DoubleMeaningTitle: One that is LostInTranslation. In French, "''Faites sautez la banque''" is a saying for gaining big money in a place like a casino. Here, however, it becomes a LiteralMetaphor with an actual bank robbing.

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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing ShopKeeper and a [[FamilyMan father of three]]. Victim of a FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...

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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing ShopKeeper and a father of three. Victim of a FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...

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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing ShopKeeper and a [[FamilyMan father of three.three]]. Victim of a FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...
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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing ShopKeeper and a father of three. Victim of a 419Scam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...

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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing ShopKeeper and a father of three. Victim of a 419Scam FourOneNineScam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...
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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing Shopkeeper and a father of three. Victim of a 419Scam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...

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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing Shopkeeper ShopKeeper and a father of three. Victim of a 419Scam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...
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Victor Garnier(Creator/LouisDeFunes) is an humble hunting and fishing Shopkeeper and a father of three. Victim of a 419Scam by the neighboring banker, Durand-Mareuil(Jean-Pierre Marielle), he wants revenge and plots an holp-up of the bank by digging a tunnel underneath : aided by his wife Eliane, his son Gerard and his two daughters Isabelle and Corinne , they start to build the tunnel the but things don't go has planned...

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