Too Shy to Try (1978) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Pierre Richard.

Cast

• Pierre Richard as Pierre Renaud
• Aldo Maccione as Aldo Ferrari
• Jacques François as Mr. Henri
• Mimi Coutelier as Agnès Jensen
• Catherine Lachens as La camionneuse
• Robert Castel as Trinita, le joueur de pétanque
• Jacques Fabbri as Le routier
• Robert Dalban as Le garagiste
• Jean-Claude Massoulier as Gilles, le speaker
• Raoul Delfosse as Le chauffeur de la 404
• Sylvie Folgoas as Bilda
• Gilbert François as Le garçon rythmeur
• Francis Lax as Le sommelier
• Jean-Louis Le Goff as Albert
• Hélène Manesse as Irène
• Louis Navarre as Le chef de rayon
• Elisabeth Rambert as La jeune fille
• Dominique Vallée as La fille du garagiste
• Sonia Vareuil as Françoise
• Jacob Weizbluth as Le garçon tarificateur
• Claude Rossignol as Un joueur de pétanque
• Daniel Auguste as Un joueur de pétanque
• Charly Bertoni as Le joueur de pétanque n°1 (uncredited)
• Gérard Dauzat as Le directeur à Deauville (uncredited)
• Jean-Pierre Lorrain as Le directeur du Negresco (uncredited)
• Jean Marsiglia as Le joueur de pétanque n°2 (uncredited)
• André Penvern as Un homme (uncredited)

Crew

• Pierre Richard — Director
• Pierre Richard — Screenplay
• Jean-Jacques Annaud — Screenplay
• Alain Godard — Screenplay
• Claude Agostini — Director of Photography
• Albina du Boisrouvray — Producer
• Vladimir Cosma — Original Music Composer

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