A Legionnaire
Appearance
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A Legionnaire | |
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Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
Written by | J.D. Newsom (novel) Paul Fékété |
Produced by | Joe Francis |
Starring | Fernandel Robert Le Vigan Daniel Mendaille |
Cinematography | Fred Langenfeld |
Edited by | André Versein |
Music by | Casimir Oberfeld Mahieddine |
Production company | Productions Calamy |
Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date | 18 September 1936 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
A Legionnaire (French: Un de la légion) is a 1936 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernandel, Robert Le Vigan and Daniel Mendaille.[1] In the film's plot, a hen-pecked husband finds his life turned upside down when he is accidentally enlisted in the French Foreign Legion and sent to fight in Algeria.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.
Cast
- Fernandel as Fernand Espitalion
- Robert Le Vigan as Leduc
- Daniel Mendaille as Charlin
- Arthur Devère as Vandercleef
- Rolla Norman as Carron
- Thérèse Dorny as Antoinette Espitalion
- Jacques Varennes as Durand
- Paul Amiot as Le colonel
- Jean Kolb as Le médecin-chef
- Suzy Prim as Maryse
- Paul Azaïs as Turlot
- Régine Dancourt as L'amie de Pierrot
- Georges Malkine as Le légionnaire russe
- Eugène Stuber as Un légionnaire
- Marcel Vidal as Maître Troude
References
- ^ Andrews p.355
Bibliography
- Andrews, Dudley. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.
External links
Categories:
- 1936 films
- French films
- French comedy films
- French adventure films
- 1930s comedy films
- 1930s adventure films
- French-language films
- Films directed by Christian-Jaque
- Films set in Algeria
- Films set in deserts
- French black-and-white films
- French Foreign Legion in popular culture
- Films scored by Casimir Oberfeld
- 1930s French film stubs