A greedy advertising executive wants to attract the tourists into a small village:he claims Napoleon slept in the local inn on his was back from Elbe island.
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| Pierre Fresnay | ... |
Édouard Martel
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Henri Vilbert | ... |
Blaise
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| René Génin | ... |
Le curé
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Fernand Sardou | ... |
Le maire de Bourg-sur-Bléone
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Henri Arius | ... |
Le boucher
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Fransined | ... |
Le pharmacien
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Mireille Ozy | ... |
Stella
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Raphaël Patorni | ... |
Bonvent
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Nicolas Amato | ... |
Figuières
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Maurice Bénard | ... |
Le ministre
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Pierrette Caillol | ... |
La femme dudocteur
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Lucien Callamand | ... |
Sabatier- le garde-champêtre
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Chauvin | ... |
(as Henri Chauvin)
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Serge Davin | ... |
Cabanis - le coiffeur
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Germaine de France | ... |
Madame Martel
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René Gyl |
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Jean Landier | ... |
Emery
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Julien Maffre | ... |
Un habitant
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Denise Precheur | ... |
Une employée
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Annie Roudier | ... |
Delphine
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Hélène Tossy | ... |
La postière
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Edmond Verva | ... |
Le père du jeune Victor
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| Claude Laydu | ... |
Pierre Marchand
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Marie Albe | ... |
Clarisse - la journaliste (uncredited)
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Marc Arian | ... |
Un ouvrier de Publi-Martel (uncredited)
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Bréols | ... |
Le maire de Malijai (uncredited)
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René-Jean Chauffard | ... |
Un employé (uncredited)
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| Paul Demange | ... |
Un employé (uncredited)
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Eugène Frouhins | ... |
Monterjean - le comptable (uncredited)
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Francis Gag | ... |
Justin - le facteur (uncredited)
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Miguel Gamy | ... |
Un conseiller municipal (uncredited)
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Yvonne Gamy | ... |
Une Bléobourgeoise (uncredited)
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Jim Gérald | ... |
Le président du conseil d'administration (uncredited)
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Marcel Loche | ... |
L'huissier (uncredited)
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Yette Lucas | ... |
La maman (uncredited)
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Jacqueline Luccioni | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jean-François Martial | ... |
Espinasse (uncredited)
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Robert Moor | ... |
Un administrateur (uncredited)
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| Jean Panisse | ... |
Raphaël (uncredited)
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André Pollack | ... |
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Robert Seller | ... |
Un administrateur (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean Delannoy | ||
Written by
| Antoine Blondin | ... | (writer) |
| Jean Delannoy | ... | (writer) |
| Roland Laudenbach | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Joseph Bercholz | ... | producer |
| Edouard Gide | ... | producer |
Music by
| Paul Misraki | ||
Cinematography by
| Léonce-Henri Burel | ||
Editing by
| James Cuenet | ||
Production Design by
| Serge Piménoff | ||
Costume Design by
| Germaine Lecomte | ||
Makeup Department
| Louis Bonnemaison | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ludmilla Goulian | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques Rouffio | ... | assistant director |
| Pierre Zimmer | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Louis Giaume | ... | sound |
| William Robert Sivel | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Léo Mirkine | ... | still photographer |
| Henri Raichi | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Claude Vériat | ... | script girl |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1953) (France) (theatrical)
- Pathé (1953) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- TF1 (1975) (France) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
To attract the tourists, an unscrupulous man,Martel, who organizes package tours, takes a village where Napoleon never set foot and affirms that the emperor stopped at the local inn on his way back from Elbe Island.Most the inhabitants think that it's really a godsend.Only the schoolteacher does not share their enthusiasm:an educated man,he is also an orphan who got a raw deal.He confides in Martel.Bad idea:the day after,his life makes the headline which is spread across three columns . Written by dbdumonteil |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Final film of Denise Precheur. See more » |