How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
Un grand seigneur: Les bons vivants (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 40min
- Comedy, Drama
- 28 Oct 1965 (France)
- Movie
A film consisting of three short stories: "The Closure", "The Trial", "Men of Good Taste". The events of all three parts develop around an ordinary street lamp.
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| Louis de Funès | ... |
Léon Haudepin (segment "Les bons vivants")
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| Bernard Blier | ... |
Charles Labergerie (segments "La fermeture" and "Le procès"
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| Mireille Darc | ... |
Marie Cruchet dite "Eloise" (segment "Les bons vivants")
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| Andréa Parisy | ... |
Lucette, Baronne Seychelles du Hautpas (segment "Procès, Le")
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| Jean Lefebvre | ... |
Léonard Maburon (segment "Procès, Le")
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| Bernadette Lafont | ... |
Sophie (segment "Bons vivants, Les")
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| Frank Villard | ... |
Marcel Froment (segments "Fermeture, La" and "Procès, Le")
(as Frank Villar)
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| Pierre Bertin | ... |
Le président du tribunal (segment "Procès, Le")
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| Darry Cowl | ... |
L'avocat de la défense (Léonard) (segment "Le procès")
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| Jean Carmet | ... |
Paulo (Le voleur de la lanterne) (segment "Procès, Le")
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Gianna Serra | ... |
Une fille (segment "Les bons vivants")
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| Henri Virlojeux | ... |
Le médecin (segment "Fermeture, La")
(as Virlojeux)
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| Dominique Davray | ... |
Mme Blanche (segment "Fermeture, La")
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| Albert Rémy | ... |
Inspecteur Graunu (segment "Les bons vivants")
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| Hubert Deschamps | ... |
Le juge Hardouin (segment "Les bons vivants")
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| Jacques Marin | ... |
Le brocanteur déménageur (segment "Fermeture, La")
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Bernard Dhéran | ... |
L'avocat de la partie civile (Lucette) (segment 'Procès, Le")
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| Jean Richard | ... |
Paul Arnaud (segment "Les bons vivants")
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| Yori Bertin | ... |
Colette, une pensionnaire (segment "Le fermeture")
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Michèle Bardollet | ... |
Une pensionnaire (segment "Le fermeture")
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| Guy Grosso | ... |
Gédeon, le souteneur (segment "Les bons vivants")
(as Grosso)
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| Gabriel Gobin | ... |
Maître Leproux (segment "Les bons vivants")
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Albert Michel | ... |
Le greffier (segment "Le procès")
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Régine Motte | ... |
Une fille (segment "Le bons vivants")
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Lydie Murguet | ... |
Une fille (segment "Les bons vivants")
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Maria-Rosa Rodriguez | ... |
Carmen (segment "Les bons vivants")
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Aline Bertrand | ... |
Mme Pauline (segments "Fermeture, La" and 'Procès, Le) (uncredited)
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| Jean-Luc Bideau | ... |
Un client suisse (segment "Fermeture, La") (uncredited)
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Philippe Castelli | ... |
Boudu (segment "Les bons vivants") (uncredited)
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Adrien Cayla-Legrand | ... |
Un brigadier (segment 'Le procès') (uncredited)
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Édouard Francomme | ... |
L'homme transportant des dossiers (segment 'Le procès') (uncredited)
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| Lucien Frégis | ... |
Un membre de l'Athlétic club (segment "Les bons vivants") (uncredited)
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Josy Guadel | ... |
Une pensionnaire (segment "Fermeture, La") (uncredited)
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Billy Kearns | ... |
James J. Gordon, le client texan (segment "Procès, Le") (uncredited)
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| Jacques Legras | ... |
Un client suisse (segment "Fermeture, La") (uncredited)
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| Micheline Luccioni | ... |
Carmen, une pensionnaire (segment "Fermeture, La") (uncredited)
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Margarette | ... |
Une pensionnaire (segment "Fermeture, La") (uncredited)
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| Paul Mercey | ... |
Le client au chien (segment "Procès, Le") (uncredited)
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| Juliette Mills | ... |
L'infirmière (segment "Les bons vivants") (uncredited)
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| Bernard Musson | ... |
Un juge assesseur (segment ¨"Procès, Le") (uncredited)
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| Catherine Samie | ... |
Une pensionnaire (segment "Fermeture, La") (uncredited)
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| Andrée Tainsy | ... |
Germaine (segment "Les bons vivants") (uncredited)
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Françoise Vatel | ... |
Une pensionnaire (segment "Fermeture, La") (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gilles Grangier | ... | (segments "La fermeture", "Le procès") |
| Georges Lautner | ... | (segment "Les bons vivants") |
Written by
| Michel Audiard | ... | (dialogue) |
| Albert Simonin | ... | (scenarios "La fermeture" and "Le procès") |
| Albert Kantof | ... | (scenario "Les bons vivants") |
| Paul Reboux | ... | (short story) & |
| Charles Muller | ... | (short story) |
| Albert Simonin | ... | (adaptation) and |
| Albert Kantof | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Robert Dorfmann | ... | producer |
| Yvon Guézel | ... | producer |
| Alfonso Sansone | ... | co-producer: Sancrofilm |
Music by
| Michel Magne | ||
Cinematography by
| Maurice Fellous | ... | director of photography |
| Robert Lefebvre | ... | director of photography (as Robert Lefevre) |
Editing by
| Michelle David | ... | (as Michèle David) |
| Jacqueline Thiédot | ||
Production Design by
| Robert Bouladoux | ||
| Paul-Louis Boutié | ... | (as Paul Boutié) |
Production Management
| Adeline Crouset | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean Pourtalé | ... | assistant director |
| Claude Vital | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Robert Turlure | ... | set dresser |
| Albert Volper | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Pierre-Louis Calvet | ... | sound (as Pierre Calvet) |
| René Longuet | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gaston Muller | ... | camera operator |
| Georges Pastier | ... | camera operator (as Louis Pastier) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Paulette Laubie | ... | jewelry |
Additional Crew
| Claude Le Gac | ... | press relations |
Production Companies
- Les Films Corona (co-production: Paris)
- Transinter Films (co-production: Paris)
- Sancro Film (co-production: Rome)
Distributors
- Valoria Films (1965) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia International Films (1966) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Gala Film Distributors (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1980) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1996) (France) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2003) (France) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Netflix (2023) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Editions Bernard Grasset (book publisher: "Les bons vivants")
- Hortensia (music publisher)
- Éditions Barclay (music publisher: "La Valse Brune")
- Carita (hair styling)
- Paris Studio Cinéma, Boulogne-Billancourt (studio)
- Laboratoires Franay Tirages Cinematographiques (LTC) (laboratory)
Storyline
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It is with a heavy heart that Monsieur Charles has to close his Parisian brothel in 1946, following new legislation outlawing such establishments. As a parting gift, he offers the brothel's red lantern to one of his star employees, Lucette. Written by morroviolet |
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