Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. He confesses to the priest in front of his friends; he insists that the doctor be truthful. But, he cannot bring himself to tell his son Cesariot that his real...
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César Ollivier
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| Pierre Fresnay | ... |
Marius Ollivier
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| Fernand Charpin | ... |
Honoré Panisse
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| Orane Demazis | ... |
Fanny Panisse
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| Paul Dullac | ... |
Félix Escartefigue
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| Robert Vattier | ... |
Aldebert Brun
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Marcel Maupi | ... |
Innocent Mangiapan
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| Édouard Delmont | ... |
Le docteur Félicien Venelle
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| Milly Mathis | ... |
Tante Claudine Foulon
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Thommeray | ... |
Elzéar Bonnegrâce - le curé de Saint Victor
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Jean Castan | ... |
L'enfant de choeur
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Robert Bassac | ... |
Pierre Dromard
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| Alida Rouffe | ... |
Honorine Cabanis
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| Rellys | ... |
L'employé de Panisse
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Charblay | ... |
Henri - le patron du bar de Toulon
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Albert Spanna | ... |
Le facteur
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Odette Roger | ... |
La servante de l'hôtel
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Doumel | ... |
Fernand - l'associé de Marius
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André Fouché | ... |
Césariot Panisse
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Directed by
| Marcel Pagnol | ||
Written by
| Marcel Pagnol | ... | () |
Produced by
| Marcel Pagnol | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vincent Scotto | ||
Cinematography by
| Willy Faktorovitch | ... | (as Willy) |
| Grischa | ... | (as Gricha) |
| Roger Ledru | ||
Editing by
| Suzanne de Troeye | ||
| Jeanne Rongier | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Albino Constanzo | ||
Set Decoration by
| Galibert | ||
Production Management
| Jean Adam | ... | assistant production manager |
| Leon Bourrely | ... | assistant production manager |
| Fernand Bruno | ... | assistant production manager |
| Charles Pons | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Ambrosi | ... | carpenter |
| Marius Brouquier | ... | carpenter |
| Olivi | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Jorge Bañuls | ... | sound assistant |
| Julien Coutelier | ... | sound assistant (as J. Coutellier) |
| Jean-Lionel Etcheverry | ... | restoration & mastering coordinator |
| Georges Gérardot | ... | sound (as G. Gerardot) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pierre Arnaudy | ... | assistant camera |
| F. Avella | ... | lighting technician |
| Francillon | ... | lighting technician |
| Henri Garcia | ... | lighting technician |
| Latière | ... | lighting technician |
| Pierre Méré | ... | assistant camera |
| Antoine Rossi | ... | lighting technician |
| Michel Scotto | ... | lighting technician |
| Albert Spanna | ... | lighting technician |
Music Department
| Georges Sellers | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
| Albert Assouad | ... | laboratory technician |
| Charles Clement | ... | subtitler: USA - original release |
| Le-Van-Kim | ... | laboratory assistant |
| Clément Maure | ... | laboratory assistant |
| André Robert | ... | laboratory assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Films Marcel Pagnol (1936) (France) (theatrical)
- Siritzky International Pictures Corporation (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Compagnie Méditerranéenne de Films Vidéo (CMF) (1970) (World-wide)
- Interama Video Classics (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Janus Films (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1977) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Maison David Frères (furniture)
- Thomson-Houston (sound post-production)
- Voisin et Compagnie (post-production sound services)
Storyline
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Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. He confesses to the priest in front of his friends; he insists that the doctor be truthful. But, he cannot bring himself to tell his son Cesariot that his real father is Marius, the absent son of César, Cesariot's godfather. Panisse leaves that to Fanny, the lad's mother. Dissembling that he's off to see a friend, Cesariot then seeks Marius, now a mechanic in Toulon. Posing as a journalist, Cesariot spends time with Marius and leaves believing tales he is a petty thief. Only after the truth comes out can Marius, Fanny, César, and Cesariot step beyond the falsehoods, benign though they may be.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Odette Roger is credited in the opening credits as "la bonne de l'hotel" (the hotel maid) but does not appear in the film. The hotel sequence was cut out of the final print. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Les sentiers Marcel Pagnol. Les chemins d'une vie (2005). See more » |
| Quotes |
Honoré Panisse:
One can't live without doing wrong. See more » |