Movie Description
Sénéchal le magnifique
(1957)Overview
Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves. One night in Dreux, he finds himself without his luggage and dressed up as a Foreign Legion officer, he is invited to a party thrown by a colonel. He creates a sensation there and does not leave the colonel's wife ... indifferent! Back in Paris, Sénéchal goes through a similar experience. This time around, wearing tuxedo and top hat, he gets mistaken for a diplomat and charms the guests of a wedding party. Arrested by the police, he chooses to do without an attorney at his trial and his brilliant eloquence has him acquitted. A question remains unanswered though : will all those people who give an ovation in real life ever go to see him on stage ?
Featured Crew
- Director : Jean Boyer
- Producer : Jean Boyer
- Editor : Jacques Desagneaux
- Cast : Fernandel,Nadia Gray,Madeleine Barbulée,Simone Paris,Robert Pizani,Suzanne Dehelly,Roland Armontel,Paul Azaïs,Georges Baconnet,Barbara Brault,Sacha Briquet,Jacqueline Caurat,Albert Dinan,Giovanni Guarducci,Georges Lannes,Jacques Mancier,Serge Nadaud,Gaston Orbal,Liliane Patrick,André Philip,Roland Rodier,Pierre Stéphen,Hélène Tossy,Georges Chamarat,Jeanne Aubert,Virginie Vitry,Jenny Astruc,Catherine Gay,Denise Pezzani,Max Amyl,Jack Ary,Robert Balpo,Charles Bayard,Marcel Bernier,Dominique Boschero,Charles Bouillaud,Raymond Carl,Roméo Carlès,Barbara Cruz,Gérard Darrieu,Luce Fabiole,Henri Garcin,Émile Genevois,Camille Guérini,Robert Mercier,Jane Morlet,Laure Paillette,Jimmy Perrys,Manuel Gary,Nina Myral,Fred Pasquali,Victor Tabournot
Cast
François, Lucien Sénéchal
La princesse Marida Ludibescu
Mme Roberte
L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval
Le prince Alexandre
La malade
Carlini
Le garagiste - mécanicien du car
Le président du tribunal
Bit part
Le représentant en télévision
Nicole, une soubrette
Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon
M. de La Torre - attaché d'ambassade
Castel-Boissac
M. Bardin, responsable de la tournée théâtrale
L'acteur qui joue M.Serval
Le directeur du théâtre
Mado Clarieux
Beluze
Bit part
Un joueur de poker
Mme Léon
Le colonel Trochu
La colonelle Trochu
Le majordome de la princesse (uncredited)
Un gangster complice de Mado (uncredited)
Un avocat (uncredited)
Un militaire aux félicitations (uncredited)
Un spectateur (uncredited)
Une élève (uncredited)
Un accessoiriste (uncredited)
Un comédien (uncredited)
Un partenaire de Sénéchal (uncredited)
Une danseuse (uncredited)
Un gangster (uncredited)
L'habilleuse (uncredited)
L'auteur de la pièce (uncredited)
Fred, régisseur de la troupe de théâtre (uncredited)
Le restaurateur (uncredited)
Le bagagiste de la gare (uncredited)
Mme Jourden, pensionnaire (uncredited)
Mlle Henriette - une accessoiriste (uncredited)
Un homme de la pension de famille (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleSénéchal le magnifique
Status Released
Release Information
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1957-05-24
Original LanguageUnknown
Production CompaniesChronos Films,France Cinéma Productions,Rizzoli Film
Genres
- Comedy