Pouic-Pouic is a French comedy film directed by Jean Girault, released in 1963. It stars the iconic French actor Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier and Jacqueline Maillan as Cynthia Monestier.
The plot revolves around Léonard Monestier, a wealthy businessman who is duped into buying a worthless oil concession by his naive wife Cynthia. To recoup his loss, Léonard comes up with a plan to sell the concession to a gullible buyer, Antoine Brévin, who also happens to be interested in marrying Léonard's daughter Patricia.
Léonard hires a con artist named Prosper to help him fabricate the legitimacy of the oil concession. However, things start to go awry when Patricia falls in love with Antoine and Léonard's plan begins to unravel.
The film is a classic French farce with de Funès delivering his trademark physical comedy. Pouic-Pouic was a huge commercial success in France, and cemented de Funès' status as a comedic legend.