It's laugh-vacation time!

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.

Cast & crew

Jacques Tati

Director

Jacques Tati

Monsieur Hulot

Nathalie Pascaud

Martine

L

Louis Pérault

Fred

M

Micheline Rolla

The Aunt

Valentine Camax

Englishwoman

A

André Dubois

Commandant

Lucien Frégis

Hotel Proprietor

R

Raymond Carl

Waiter

René Lacourt

Strolling Man

S

Suzy Willy

Commandant's Wife

M

Marguerite Gérard

Strolling Woman

N

Nicole Chomo

Denise - Girl Scout with Backpack

Édouard Francomme

Restaurant Patron

G

Georges Adlin

South American (uncredited)

P

Pierre Aubert

The Young Intellectual (uncredited)

César Baldaccini

Bearded Camper (uncredited)

M

Michèle Brabo

Holidaymaker (uncredited)

P

Pierre Clauzel

Holidaymaker on Beach (uncredited)

J

Jacques Cottin

Holidaymaker on Beach (uncredited)

M

Madame Cottin

Hotel Guest (uncredited)