What a Flash! (1972)

The producers of this French film took approximately 100 people, put them on a soundstage and had them improvise this film based on the premise that they are on a spaceship escaping from the dictators of earth and only have a few days to live. Improvisation is a dangerous art-form; unprepared amateurs invariably come up with gross caricatures when challenged to improvise. The actors' choices in this film include an allegorical pageant of the life of Jesus, a marriage, an orgy, and some genuinely affectionate moments. Nonetheless, as an experimental effort in large-group improvisation, the film is instructive. - Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Cast (58)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

K

Kavi Alexander

J

Jérôme Baboulène

Georges Bécot

A

Alain Bellaïche

J

Jean-Michel Boissier

G

Guy-Louis Duboucheron

J

Jean-Yves Bouvier

P

Patrick Burke

Jean-Pierre Coffe

C

Catherine Faux

Jacques Collard

P

Pierre Dagain

A

Alain Dariès

Jean-Claude Dauphin

M

Marie-France Deblacker

Pierre Devis

P

Patrick Despery

Bernadette Lafont

Maria Schneider

Guy Gilles

Diane Kurys

Michèle Moretti

D

Djalma

D

Dominique Dobrynine

O

Octavio Escali

F

Franzishka

P

Pierre Friloux

Greg Germain

C

Catherine Grousset

Daniel Guichard

C

Christian Guiot

M

Marianne Haas

D

Danièle Hiblot

P

Patrick Jouanet

B

Bruno Karol

G

Gregory Ken

Catherine Lachens

Y

Yvan Lagrange

B

Bernard Le Gall

G

Gil de Lesparda

J

Jean-Pierre Lombard

B

Bob Lucas

Serge Marquand

Tonie Marshall

T

Tonie Marshall

P

Patrick Penaud

C

Caroline Pierret

F

Frédéric Pierret

G

Guy Renou

É

Étienne Ricœur

Emmanuelle Rivière

F

Florence Rollin

T

Toby Schummer

Vanina Michel

Pierre Vassiliu

P

Pascal Vidal

Maria Vincent

M

Michel Zacka

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