History Film / AtlanticWall

In London, Léon is interrogated, drafted and used against his will by the British military on the orders of Commander Perry (Terry-Thomas) and under the watchful eye of Jeff to prepare for a very special mission that will send him back to Normandy...

** In the climax, Armand borrows Jeff's German uniform just after picking him and Léon up following their escape of the mayhem at the Kommandantur, then uses it for a BavarianFireDrill at a roadblock to have the German soldiers of said roadblock shoot at the German motorcycle soldiers chasing them. It works very well since Armand perfectly speaks German, unlike Jeff.

* UnlikelyHero: Léon is anything but a hero. Pretty much ''everything'' that happens to him is due to being the RightManInTheWrongPlace... or fate.

* AntiAir: The German Flak shoots at the squadron of Avro Lancasters, and manages to damage Jeff's bomber enough to cause it to crash.

In [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 1943]], the Avro Lancaster of Royal Air Force Bomber Command Lieutenant Jeff ([=McEnery=]) is shot down over Normandy, in occupied UsefulNotes/{{France}}. Jeff escapes the wreckage with German soldiers on his trail, and finds a hiding place (and love) thanks to Juliette (Sara Franchetti), the daughter of a restaurant-bar owner, Léon Duchemin (Bourvil).

* BoyfriendBlockingDad: Léon is initially ''very'' pissed when he comes back to his restaurant as he finds out his daughter Juliette is in love with Jeff and had a child with him. Upon joining Jeff in the prison where the [[LaResistance Résistance]]-friendly cops put them as a cover for the secret operation, he starts punching him before the two calm down with some booze. Léon ends up accepting the situation.

In [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 1943]], the Avro Lancaster of Royal Air Force Bomber Command Lieutenant Jeff ([=McEnery=]) is shot down over Normandy, in occupied France. Jeff escapes the wreckage with German soldiers on his trail, and finds a hiding place (and love) thanks to Juliette (Sara Franchetti), the daughter of a restaurant-bar owner, Léon Duchemin (Bourvil).

* SeriousBusiness: Rugby is serious business for Jeff and his father. Jeff is hiding in occupied France because his plane was shot, but he insists that he must go back to England to play in a rugby match on the next Saturday.

''Le Mur de l'Atlantique'' (''Atlantic Wall'') is a 1970 French [[WarMovies war]] comedy directed by Marcel Camus. It was the final film to star Creator/{{Bourvil}}, who passed away on 23 September 1970, three weeks before the French release. It also starred Creator/PeterMcEnery, Jean Poiret, Sophie Desmarets, Creator/TerryThomas, Reinhardt Kolldehoff and Pino Caruso.

* TheVicar: Jeff's father is a bishop, played by Creator/WilliamMervyn, who portrayed a very similar character in ''All Gas and Gaiters''.

* TheVicar: Jeff's father is a bishop, played by William Mervyn, who portrayed a very similar character in ''All Gas and Gaiters''.

* OverprotectiveDad: Léon is initially ''very'' pissed when he comes back to his restaurant as he finds out his daughter Juliette is in love with Jeff and had a child with him. Upon joining Jeff in the prison where the [[LaResistance Résistance]]-friendly cops put them as a cover for the secret operation, he starts punching him before the two calm down with some booze. Léon ends up accepting the situation.