Papy fait de la Résistance lands on Netflix on October 1, 2026. Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, this 1983 comedy brings together Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Dominique Lavanant, Michel Blanc, Thierry Lhermitte, Jacqueline Maillan and Jacques Villeret.
In Paris during the Occupation, the Bourdelle family refuses to perform for the German authorities. Their townhouse is nonetheless requisitioned to house General Spontz, forcing resisters, collaborators and German soldiers to share the same roof. The plot thickens when it emerges that a family member could be the mysterious Super-Resistant.
The film brings to the screen the play written by Christian Clavier and Martin Lamotte, which debuted in 1981. Jean-Marie Poiré takes up the concept and expands the cast to include several stalwarts of French comedy, among them Gérard Jugnot, Michel Galabru, Jean-Claude Brialy, Roland Giraud, and Julien Guiomar.
Structured as a spoof of Resistance-era stories, the comedy leans on a parade of caricatured characters, farcical misunderstandings, and clashes. The gathering of several members of the Splendid troupe helps cement its enduring status in French popular comedy.
Papy fait de la Résistance had returned to French theaters in October 2025, in a restored version distributed in around 300 cinemas. Its arrival on Netflix marks another milestone in the journey of this comedy more than forty years after its initial release.
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