Yo Yo
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Yo Yo | |
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Directed by | Pierre Étaix |
Produced by | Paul Claudon |
Written by | Jean-Claude Carrière Pierre Étaix |
Starring | Pierre Étaix Claudine Auger Luce Klein Philippe Dionnet |
Music by | Jean Paillaud |
Cinematography | Jean Boffety |
Distributed by | Magna |
Release date(s) | 28 February 1967 |
Running time | 92 min |
Language | French |
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For the toy, see Yo-Yo. For other uses, see Yo Yo (disambiguation).
Yo Yo is a 1965 film by Pierre Étaix.
[edit] Plot
Yo Yo is a 1920s billionaire who, although having everything he fancies and living in a cavernous old castle, is not happy because he is in love with a beautiful circus artist. The stock-exchange crashes and makes him poor, and free. He joins the circus where is love interest is performing. They have a son who becomes a clown. Later, the son becomes a successful actor star and uses his new wealth to buy back his father's castle.