Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
La folie des grandeurs (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 48min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 13 Dec 1971 (France)
- Movie
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Louis de Funès | ... |
Don Salluste de Bazan
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Yves Montand | ... |
Blaze
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Alice Sapritch | ... |
Dona Juana
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Karin Schubert | ... |
La Reine
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Alberto de Mendoza | ... |
Le Roi
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Don Jaime de Mora y Aragón | ... |
Briego, Un Grand D'Espagne
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Eduardo Fajardo | ... |
Un Grand d'Espagne
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Antonio Pica | ... |
Un Grand d'Espagne
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Joaquín Solís | ... |
Un Grand d'Espagne
(as Joachim Solis)
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Venantino Venantini | ... |
Del Basto
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Gabriele Tinti | ... |
Don Cesar
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Paul Préboist | ... |
Le muet
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Sal Borgese | ... |
Le borgne
(as Salvatore Borgese)
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Astrid Frank | ... |
Court lady with infant
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Robert Le Béal | ... |
(as Robert Le Beal)
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Clément Michu |
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La Polaca | ... |
Dancer
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Leopoldo Trieste | ... |
Giuseppe, the inventor
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Fernando Bilbao | ... |
(uncredited)
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Xan das Bolas | ... |
Chef barbaresque (uncredited)
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Frank Braña | ... |
Captain of Guard Royal (uncredited)
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Roger Carel | ... |
Voix supplémentaires (uncredited)
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Fabián Conde | ... |
(uncredited)
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Fernando Hilbeck | ... |
(uncredited)
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Antonio Iranzo | ... |
(uncredited)
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Frédéric Norbert | ... |
Le valet (uncredited)
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Ricardo Palacios | ... |
Le cuisinier (uncredited)
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Lita Recio | ... |
Voix supplémentaires (uncredited)
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Jesús Tordesillas | ... |
(uncredited)
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Pierre Tornade | ... |
Voix supplémentaires (uncredited)
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Ángel Álvarez | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
Gérard Oury |
Written by
Gérard Oury | ... | () & |
Danièle Thompson | ... | () & |
Marcel Jullian | ... | () |
Victor Hugo | ... | (play 'Ruy Blas') |
Sandro Continenza | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Alain Poiré | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Michel Polnareff |
Cinematography by
Henri Decaë |
Editing by
Albert Jurgenson |
Editorial Department
Jean-Pierre Besnard | ... | assistant editor |
Martine Fleury | ... | assistant editor |
Catherine Kelber | ... | assistant editor |
Dominique Landman | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Georges Wakhévitch |
Set Decoration by
Georges Wakhévitch | ||
Pierre-Louis Thévenet | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Humberto Cornejo | ... | (as Cornejo) |
Jacques Fonteray | ||
Marie Gromtseff | ... | (gowns) |
Production Management
Henri Baum | ... | production manager |
Robert Sussfeld | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacques Besnard | ... | second unit director |
Roberto Bodegas | ... | assistant director |
Jacques Bourdon | ... | first assistant director |
Miguel Ángel Rivas | ... | assistant director: second unit |
Jean-Claude Sussfeld | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
José María Alarcón | ... | assistant set decorator |
Ricardo Bonilla | ... | property master |
Pierre Charron | ... | set dresser: undefined |
Jean Forestier | ... | assistant decorator: undefined |
Jean Taillandier | ... | assistant decorator: undefined |
Sound Department
Antoine Bonfanti | ... | sound mixer |
André Louis | ... | boom operator |
Jacques Maumont | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
Daniel Braunschweig | ... | special effects |
Claude Carliez | ... | special effects |
Pierre Durin | ... | special effects |
Gérard Guenier | ... | special effects |
Jacques Martin | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Michel Berreur | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Sal Borgese | ... | stunt actor (uncredited) |
Claude Carliez | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Marcel Gallon | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Mario Luraschi | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Miguel Pedregosa | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Delahaye | ... | assistant camera |
Alain Douarinou | ... | camera operator |
Wladimir Ivanov | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pierre Nourry | ... | wardrobe |
Jeanne Renucci | ... | costumer |
Location Management
Jean-Pierre Nossereau | ... | location manager |
Jean Pieuchot | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Hervé Roy | ... | orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
Colette Crochot | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Guy Azzi | ... | production administrator |
Jean Barthet | ... | hat maker |
Manfred de Diepold | ... | horses and carriages |
Robert Demollière | ... | production administrator |
Jean Fouchet | ... | title designer |
François Nadal | ... | horsemanship |
Laurence Badie | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Roger Carel | ... | voice dubbing: Sal Borgese and Xan das Bolas (uncredited) |
Georges Chamarat | ... | voice dubbing: Ángel Álvarez (uncredited) |
Jean-Henri Chambois | ... | voice dubbing: Don Jaime de Mora y Aragón (uncredited) |
Pierre Collet | ... | voice dubbing: Ricardo Palacios (uncredited) |
Jean-Pierre Duclos | ... | voice dubbing: Venantino Venantini (uncredited) |
Gérard Hernandez | ... | voice dubbing: Leopoldo Trieste (uncredited) |
Jean Martinelli | ... | voice dubbing: Antonio Pica (uncredited) |
Dominique Paturel | ... | voice dubbing: Gabriele Tinti (uncredited) |
Paul Villé | ... | voice dubbing: Jesús Tordesillas (uncredited) |
Jean Violette | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Bernard Woringer | ... | voice dubbing: Alberto de Mendoza (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Gaumont International
- Mars Film (associate)
- Coral Films (associate)
- Orion Filmproduktion (associate)
Distributors
- Gaumont (1971) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Orion Filmproduktion (1972) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films de España (1972) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1974) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Mokép (1973) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1986) (France) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (France) (DVD) (Collection de Funès)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (France) (VHS) (Collection de Funès)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (France) (DVD) (remastered)
- Creative World Promotions (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
- Filmjuwelen (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Fox Pathé Europa (2013) (France) (Blu-ray) (HD remastered)
- Fox Pathé Europa (2013) (France) (DVD) (HD remastered)
- France 2 (FR2) (1996) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2023) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1978) (France) (tv) (as FR3)
- France 3 (1981) (France) (tv) (as FR3)
- France 3 (1983) (France) (tv) (as FR3)
- Joseph Green Pictures (1975) (United States) (subtitled)
- Lucernafilm Video (1993) (Czechia) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Solid Pictures (2007) (Greece) (DVD)
- Synkronized (SKD) [us] (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- TF1 (1980) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (1998) (France) (tv)
- Victory (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
- WME Home Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- marketing-film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alga-Samuelson (camera systems)
- Bermans, London (costumes)
- Bertrand (wigs)
- Eurocitel (titles)
- Galvin (shoes)
- Hortensia Meridian (music editorial)
- Paris Studios Cinéma (mixing)
- Sastreria Cornejo (costumes)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Don Salluste, a petty tyrant in his own home and minister of the King of Spain, falls from grace. Wanting revenge, he tries to compromize the Queen with his valet Blaze, introduced as his cousin. But poor Blaze gets stuck with a rather repulsive duenna, who is madly in love with him and very keen on getting her way. This wild comedy takes off at a dashing pace set by the De Funes, Montand and Sapritch trio. Written by Anonymous |
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Budget | FRF20,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The role of Blaze was written with Bourvil in mind, which would have marked Gérard Oury's fourth collaboration with the actor, and his third time pairing him alongside Louis de Funès, after The Sucker (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). After Bourvil passed away from cancer in September 1970, Oury and co-writer Danièle Thompson were at a party talking to actress Simone Signoret, who suggested her husband Yves Montand take on the role, which was completely rewritten. Oury compared the two takes on the character to valets made famous in plays by Molière, with Bourvil's being a "Sganarelle" and Montand's a "Scapin". See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Montand à la rencontre de Pagnol (1986). See more » |
Soundtracks | Générique See more » |