---
title: "Explosive Vacation!"
year: 1957
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/explosive-vacation-1957"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 199791
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 94
community_rating: 6.0
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Explosive Vacation! (1957) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/explosive-vacation-1957

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Explosive Vacation! is a film first released in 1957. Catalogued under Comedy. Produced and broadcast by Bellair Films, Simoun Films, Équipe Technique des Productions Cinématographiques. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A wedding gift of a bar plunges newlyweds into a drug-smuggling scheme."

### Why Watch
- follows a couple on an eventful honeymoon trip
- features a posh bar as a wedding gift

### Caveats & Content Note
- the newlyweds are naive targets for a drug traffickers boss
- Tone & Suitability: The film involves drug traffickers in a comedic setting.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: comedy

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/explosive-vacation-1957#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Christian Stengel
- **Networks / Studios**: Bellair Films, Simoun Films, Équipe Technique des Productions Cinématographiques

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Arletty** as *Arlette Bernard*
- **Raymond Bussières** as *Max le Fortiche*
- **Marthe Mercadier** as *Marie la Paimpolaise*
- **Andrex** as *Joe Ravello dit Monsieur Jo*
- **Robert Vattier** as *Fernand Morel*
- **Philippe Bouvard** as *François Morel*
- **Bernard Dhéran** as *Monsieur Fred*
- **Robert Berri** as *Paulo*
- **Jean Tissier** as *Charlot le Curieux*
- **Jacques Dynam** as *Le camionneur*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Explosive Vacation! released?
The film was released in 1957.

### Q: What is the genre of the film?
It is listed as a comedy.

### Q: Who receives the bar as a gift?
Arlette gives the bar to her daughter Sylvie and her new husband François.

### Q: Who is Monsieur Jo?
Monsieur Jo is the former owner of the bar and the boss of a gang of drug traffickers.

### Q: What is hidden in the painting?
The painting is stuffed with drugs.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Explosive Vacation! — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/199791)
- [Vacances explosives [Explosive Vacation!] (1957) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/219811-vacances-explosives)

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