Au bout du bout du banc

Au bout du bout du banc is a French comedy-drama released in 1979 and directed by Peter Kassovitz, running just over a hundred and five minutes. Although a detailed synopsis has not survived widely, the film is remembered chiefly through its cast, an ensemble of well-known French performers of the period.

Victor Lanoux and Georges Wilson led the group of principal actors, working alongside Henri Crémieux and Max Vialle in supporting parts. The wider cast brought in additional recognizable names, among them Jane Birkin, Mathieu Kassovitz, Florence Giorgetti, Georges Staquet, Patrick Chesnais and Yvonne Clech, giving the picture a broad roster of talent typical of French cinema at the end of the 1970s.

No production company or screenwriting credit has been documented for the film, and its story elements remain largely unrecorded outside general genre classification as a comedy tinged with dramatic tone. The picture stands today mainly as a credit within Peter Kassovitz's directing filmography and as an early screen appearance for several performers who went on to build long careers in French film and television.