The frozen body of Paul Fournier is discovered in Greenland where he had disappeared during a scientific expedition in 1905. Perfectly conserved he is brought back to life in the 1960s. His descendants take care of him: to spare him the cultural shock they behave so to make believe it's 1905 and they are his cousins, uncle...
Louis de Funès
as Hubert de Tartas
Claude Gensac
as Edmée de Tartas
Bernard Alane
as Paul Fournier
Olivier de Funès
as Didier de Tartas
Paul Préboist
as Charles
Martine Kelly
as Sophie
Claude Piéplu
as Secrétaire général
Michael Lonsdale
as Edouard Loriebat
Harry-Max
as Le vieux copain de Paul
Evelyne Dassas
as L'assistante de Bibolini
Monita Derrieux
as Une infirmière
Annick Alane
as Madame Crépin-Jaujard - la mère d'Evelyne