The Bamboo Stroke

{{short description|1963 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Bamboo Stroke

| image = The Bamboo Stroke.jpg

| caption =

| director = Jean Boyer

| producer = {{ubl|Jean Boyer|Robert Dorfmann}}

| based_on =

| writer = Jean Guitton

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|François Périer|Micheline Presle|Jean Richard}}

| music = Georges Van Parys

| cinematography = Christian Matras

| editing =Jacqueline Brachet

| studio = {{ubl|Silver Films|Films Jean Boyer|Les Films Corona}}

| distributor =Valoria Films

| released = {{Film date|1963|04|12|df=yes}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Bamboo Stroke (French: Le coup de bambou) is a 1963 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring François Périer, Micheline Presle and Jean Richard.Quinlan p.385 The title is a French expression for something that is painfully expensive. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.