Topaze (1951 film)
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| Directed by | Marcel Pagnol |
| Written by | Marcel Pagnol |
| Based on | Topaze by Marcel Pagnol |
| Starring | Fernandel Hélène Perdrière Marcel Vallée |
| Cinematography | Philippe Agostini |
| Edited by | Monique Lacombe |
| Music by | Raymond Legrand |
Production company | Les Films Marcel Pagnol |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Topaze is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Fernandel, Hélène Perdrière and Marcel Vallée.[1] It is based on Pagnol's own 1928 play of the same name, which has been adapted for the screen a number of times including a 1936 film directed by Pagnol.
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.
Cast
[edit]- Fernandel as Albert Topaze
- Hélène Perdrière as Suzy Courtois
- Jacqueline Pagnol as Ernestine Muche
- Marcel Vallée as M. Muche
- Jacques Castelot as Roger Gaëtan de Bersac
- Milly Mathis as La barone / The Baroness
- Yvette Etiévant as La dactylo de Topaze / Topaze's typist
- Robert Moor as Le vénérable vieillard
- Rivers Cadet as L'agent de police
- Marcel Loche as Un domestique
- Pierre Larquey as Tamise
- Jacques Morel as Régis Castel-Vernac
References
[edit]- ^ Vincendeau p.74
Bibliography
[edit]- Vincendeau, Ginette. The Companion to French Cinema. Cassell, 1996.
External links
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