

Trafic
The laughs are bumper to bumper!
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.
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- Language
- French
- inventor
- modernity
- modern society
- road trip
- traffic jam
- messe
- road traffic
- road movie
- car designer
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG11 Dec 1972
United KingdomGB
- PremierePGBFI London Film Festival15 Nov 1971
- Theatrical1 Dec 1971
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical20 Jul 1972
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical20 May 1971
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival14 Apr 2017
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical22 Nov 1971
FinlandFI
- Theatrical31 Dec 1971
FranceFR
- TheatricalU16 Apr 1971
- TheatricalRe-release, restored version6 Aug 2014
- TheatricalRestored version15 Jul 2026
GermanyDE
- TheatricalWest Germany17 Dec 1971
HungaryHU
- TheatricalKN15 Feb 1979
IcelandIS
- Theatrical21 Dec 1974
ItalyIT
- PremiereMilan22 Oct 1971
- Theatrical23 Oct 1971
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Trafic was released on 16 April 1971.
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CinemaSerf
6/12/2025
“M. Hulot” (Jacques Tati) has designed the ultimate in camper-vans and his bosses at “Altra” are keen on getting it to a motor show in Amsterdam so off he sets, with driver “Marcel” (Marcel Fraval) to take it from Paris. Somehow you just know this is not going to be a straightforward journey, though, and before long they’ve managed to run out of petrol! That is just the starting point for a series of mishaps that inv…
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