The Postman from Longjumeau

The Postman from Longjumeau
Directed by	Carl Lamac
Written by	Julia Serda Karl Peter Gillmann Charles Amberg
Produced by	Moritz Grünstein Ernst Schmid-Arens
Starring	Carl Esmond Rose Stradner Alfred Neugebauer Thekla Ahrens
Cinematography	Eduard Hoesch
Edited by	Else Baum Erwin Dressler
Music by	Anton Profes
Production companies	Atlantis-Film Thekla-Film
Distributed by	Hammer-Tonfilm
Release date	14 January 1936
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Austria Switzerland
Language	German

The Postman from Longjumeau (German: Der Postillon von Lonjumeau) is a 1936 Austrian-Swiss musical comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Carl Esmond, Rose Stradner and Alfred Neugebauer. The film is known by several alternative titles including Der König lächelt – Paris lacht (The King Smiles – Paris Laughs). It is loosely based on the 1836 opera Le postillon de Lonjumeau by Adolphe Adam. In eighteenth-century France, a Postilion from Longjumeau is summoned by Madame de Pompadour to sing in her opera company, forcing him to be separated from his wife.

Cast

• Carl Esmond – Chapelou, the Postman from Lonjumeau
• Rose Stradner – Madelaine
• Alfred Neugebauer – Louis XV of France
• Thekla Ahrens – Marquise de Pompadour
• Leo Slezak – Count de Latour
• Lucie Englisch – Lucienne
• Rudolf Carl – Bijou
• Hans Thimig – Pierre Touche, village barber
• Richard Eybner – Marquis de Corcy
• Fritz Imhoff – Mayor
• Joe Furtner – Faviere, Corcy's Secretary
• Tibor Halmay – Ballet Master
• Carl Hauser – Policeman
• Irmgard Alberti – Old Woman with love potion
• Hans-Heinz Bollzmann – Singer

External links

• The Postman from Longjumeau at IMDb