Farewell Mister Grock (1950)
Au revoir M. Grock (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 47min
- Drama
- 19 Jan 1950 (France)
- Movie
Biography of Grock,the greatest clown in history,beginning at WW2.
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| Grock | ... |
Adrien Wettach, dit 'Grock'
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Ted Rémy | ... |
Adrien - jeune homme
(as Ted Remy)
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Adrien Osperi | ... |
Adrien - child
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| Suzy Prim | ... |
La comtesse Barinoff
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| Charles Lemontier | ... |
M. Durand
(as Lemontier)
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| Héléna Manson | ... |
Tante Pauline
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Nadine Rousseau | ... |
Madame Wettach
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| Georges Chamarat | ... |
Le pere Wattach
(as Georges Chamarat de la Comédie Française)
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Alfonso Bovino | ... |
L'enfant italien Alphonso
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Peter Graham | ... |
Lord Peter
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Axel Scholtz | ... |
Kurt Heller
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Jean-Jacques Domenge | ... |
Jeannot
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Paul Oettly | ... |
Wittzec
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Philipp Gruß | ... |
Roberto Wittez / Wetzel
(as Philippe Gruss)
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Camille Gari | ... |
Roberta
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| Marcel Pérès | ... |
Fracassa
(as Marcel Perez)
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Monique Marqueret | ... |
Adelaide, seine Tochter
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Maurice Régamey | ... |
Bourquain
(as Régamey)
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Louis Maïss | ... |
Partenaire de Grock / Antonek
(as Maïss)
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Henry Cassidy | ... |
Self
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Jacques Marcerou | ... |
(as Jacques Marcerou de la Radiodiffusion française)
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Nicolas Amato | ... |
Un valet de cirque (uncredited)
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| Marfa d'Hervilly | ... |
Une spectratrice (uncredited)
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Yvonne Dany | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Louis de Funès | ... |
Un spectateur (uncredited)
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| Gil Delamare | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jo Dest | ... |
Le voyageur allemand (uncredited)
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Alwin Emmert | ... |
Kreinbuller, ein Bauer (uncredited)
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Arsenio Freignac | ... |
Serge, le chauffeur de la comtesse (uncredited)
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Albert Malbert | ... |
Un paysan (uncredited)
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| Alexandre Mihalesco | ... |
Le clown Auguste (uncredited)
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Frédéric Moriss | ... |
Le vieil automobiliste (uncredited)
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Marcel Rouzé | ... |
Le chauffeur du cirque (uncredited)
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Eliane Salmon | ... |
(uncredited)
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Evelyne Salmon | ... |
(uncredited)
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Made Siamé | ... |
Une serveuse (uncredited)
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Raymond Vernière | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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Roger Vincent | ... |
Un admirateur (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Pierre Billon | ||
Written by
| Christian-Falaize | ... | () (as B. Christian-Falaize) |
| Nino Constantini | ... | () (as N.A. Costantini) |
| Hanns Eggerth | ... | (dialogue: German) |
Produced by
| Christian-Falaize | ... | producer (as B. Christian-Falaize) |
| Nino Constantini | ... | producer (as N.A. Costantini) |
| André Paulvé | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Grock | ||
| Henri Sauguet | ||
Cinematography by
| Nikolai Toporkoff | ||
Editing by
| Maurice Serein | ||
Production Design by
| Max Mellin | ||
| Serge Piménoff | ||
Costume Design by
| Olga Pokrovsky | ||
| Jean Zay | ||
Makeup Department
| Carry | ... | makeup artist |
| De Domtée | ... | makeup artist |
| Durand | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| François Carron | ... | production manager |
| Georges Charlot | ... | unit manager |
| Harry Dettmann | ... | unit manager |
| Fred Lyssa | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| R.J. Philippe | ... | sound |
| Hermann Storr | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nicolas Citovitch | ... | still photographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Nederland Film (1950) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- DisCina
- Herzog-Filmverleih
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) - I Program (1956) (Poland) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Grock is an aging clown who meets a boy in the street,Adrien ,who goes to the school he used to go when he was a pupil;he tells him they have the same first name and a long flashback shows the artist's childhood,youth ,and rise to fame. Return to the present with the declaration of war :a scene takes place at the border ,where Grock performs an impromptu show to entertain the scared children(and grown-ups) A father brings his son Adrien to Grock and tells him his boy wants to grow up to be a clown too;the show must go on. Written by dbdumonteil |
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