Les malheurs d'Alfred

Les malheurs d'Alfred
Directed by	Pierre Richard
Written by	Pierre Richard Yves Robert
Produced by	Alain Poiré Yves Robert
Starring	Pierre Richard Anny Duperey
Cinematography	Jean Boffety
Edited by	Ghislaine Desjonquères
Music by	Vladimir Cosma
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	1 March 1972 (1972-03-01)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$8,479,763[1]

Les malheurs d'Alfred (The Troubles of Alfred) is a 1972 French comedy film directed by and starring Pierre Richard.

Plot

Alfred Dhumonttyé is an unemployed architect who is incredibly unlucky. While wanting to commit suicide, he meets a female television presenter who is pursued by the same misfortune.

Cast

• Pierre Richard as Alfred Dhumonttyé
• Anny Duperey as Agathe Bodard
• Jean Carmet as Paul
• Paul Préboist as the peasant
• Paul Le Person as the policeman
• Mario David as Kid Barrantin, the boxer
• Francis Lax as Boggy, the member of the Paris team
• Yves Robert as the Parisian TV viewer
• Robert Dalban as Gustave, the chauffeur of Morel
• Marco Perrin as Orlandi, the manager of Kid
• Pierre Mondy as François Morel, the famous game show host
• Évelyne Buyle as Lucrèce

Release history

Country	Release date
France	1 March 1972
Hungary	10 October 1974
Sweden	11 October 1974
West Germany	8 August 1975

The film has been released on DVD in Poland as Nieszczęścia Alfreda, in Germany as Alfred, die Knallerbse, and in France with Le distrait in the box Pierre Richard, réalisateur, apparently without subtitles even in French.

References

1. "Les malheurs d'Alfred (1972)" (in French). JP Box Office.

External links

• Les malheurs d'Alfred at IMDb