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Raimu | ... |
Tartarin
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Fernand Charpin | ... |
Bravida
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Sinoël | ... |
Bézuquet
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Paul Ollivier | ... |
Costecalde
(as Paul Olivier)
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Jean d'Yd | ... |
Ladevèze
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Marcel Maupi | ... |
Tastevin
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Louis Kerly | ... |
Castel
(as Kerly)
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Auguste Mouriès | ... |
Barbassou
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Max Andrés | ... |
Le coiffeur
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Saint-Granier | ... |
Le prince Grégori
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Milly Mathis | ... |
Jeannette
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Maximilienne | ... |
Mme Ladevèze
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Jenny Hélia | ... |
Baïa
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Blanche Poupon | ... |
Mrs. Bézuquet
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Henriette Leblond |
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Odette Roger |
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Charles Camus |
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Henri Vilbert |
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Henri Poupon | ... |
(unconfirmed)
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Madeleine Robinson | ... |
Une joueuse au casino (uncredited)
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Directed by
Raymond Bernard |
Written by
Alphonse Daudet | ... | (novel, 1872) |
Raymond Bernard | ... | (adaptation) |
Marcel Pagnol | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
Bernard Natan | ... | producer |
Emile Natan | ... | producer |
Marcel Pagnol | ... | producer |
Music by
Darius Milhaud |
Cinematography by
Jules Kruger | ... | (as Kruger) |
Robert Lefebvre | ... | (as R. Le Febvre) |
Production Design by
Lucien Carré |
Art Direction by
Jean Perrier |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lucien Ganier-Raymond | ... | assistant director (as Lucien Grunberg) |
Sound Department
Antoine Archimbaud | ... | sound recordist (as Archimbaud) |
Production Companies
- Pathé-Natan (present)
Distributors
- Pathé-Natan (1934) (France) (theatrical)
- Pathé (2006) (France) (DVD) (series "Pathé Classique")
- Pathé (2016) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (remastered version)
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (France) (theatrical)
- France 3 (1983) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Phonophone (sound re-recording)
- R.C.A. (sound post-production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Tartarin is the local hero in the small provincial town of Tarascon. He shows off about imaginary adventures in Africa, where he has never been, as a Lion Hunter, which he is only in his imagination. Even though the locals know he has never been to Africa, they keep hoping he will leave one day. After a misunderstanding, and much gossip, everyone thinks that Tartarin plans to actually take the trip. Initially reluctant, he is eventually convinced by his friend Bravida, who warns him about the growing shame the delay has caused him all across town. Tartarin meets an ex-convict on the train who calls himself a Prince and offers to travel with him to Algeria, in the hope of stealing his money with the help of a girl, Baïa. Tartarin leaves for the desert and as soon as the first lion is in sight, the "Prince" escapes with his money. Tartarin shoots the lion and gets arrested by the local police because the animal was a blind sacred lion. He is condemned to pay a fine for which he must sell his weapons since his money was stolen. He sends the lion skin to Tarascon, and after having learned the truth about Baïa and the Prince, Tartarin, feeling stupid, decides to go back home. Expecting to have to move to another town, he is surprised at the station by all the inhabitants, anxious to meet the lion killer they are so proud of.
Written by Greg Philip |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | First film appearance of Madeleine Robinson as a gambler in the casino. See more » |