- That Riviera Touch
Infobox_Film
name = That Riviera Touch
caption = Promotional movie poster
imdb_id = |0061085 amg_id =
director =Cliff Owen
writer =Peter Blackmore ,Dick Hills and Sid Green
starring =Eric Morecambe ,Ernie Wise
producer =Hugh Stewart
music =Ron Goodwin
cinematography=Jack Asher
editing =Gerry Hambling
distributor =Rank
released = 1966
runtime = 98 min.
language = English
preceded_by =The Intelligence Men | followed_by =The Magnificent Two That Riviera Touch (1966) was the second feature-length film made by the comedy duo
Morecambe and Wise .Plot
After Eric Simpson (
Eric Morecambe ) nearly gives the Queen a parking ticket, he and Ernest Clark (Ernie Wise ) decide to take a holiday in the South Of France. However, when they arrive there, they become unwittingly involved in a jewel theft when the thief Le Pirate decides to use them to smuggle some precious jewels out of the country. He sends the two Englishmen to a sinister villa and sends the beautiful Claudette, a member of his criminal gang, to keep Eric and Ernie occupied while he carries out the various stages of his plan. Confusion ensues however, as the two battle over the love of Claudette, and Eric accidentally wins a large sum of money at a casino. Eventually Eric and Ernie start to get suspicious and start to investigate...Cast
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Eric Morecambe - Eric Simpson
*Ernie Wise - Ernest Clark
*Suzanne Lloyd - Claudette
*Paul Stassino - Le Pirate
*Armand Mestral - Inspector Duval
*Gerald Lawson - Coco
*George Eugeniou - Marcel
*George Pastell - Ali
*Alexandra Bastedo - Girl at Roulette Table
*Nicole Shelby - Woman in Casino
*Peter Jeffrey - Mauron
*Francis Matthews - Hotel Manager
*Michael Forrest - PierreExternal links
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