Le Costaud des Batignolles

Le Costaud des Batignolles

1952 · 83 min · ★ 4.0 · Comedy

Jules, small and weak, dreams of becoming a formidable athlete. He strives every morning to practice physical culture exercises and takes comforting tablets, without success. But he meets Nénette, a woman who, when he kisses her, suddenly endows him with prodigious strength.

Directed by Guy Lacourt

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