Madelon (French: La Madelon) is a 1955 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Line Renaud, Jean Richard and Roger Pierre.[1] It is inspired by the popular song of the First World War "La Madelon" about Madelon, a waitress working in a country inn encountered by a group of soldiers.
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| Directed by | Jean Boyer |
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| Cinematography | Charles Suin |
| Edited by | Fanchette Mazin |
| Music by | Louis Gasté |
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| Distributed by | Cinédis |
Release date | 2 December 1955 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.
Synopsis edit
In the First World War, Madeleine, a singing waitress who has become of the idol to the French Army travels up to Paris and the Western Front searching for her lover, encountering on the way a variety of different nationalities who make up the Allied forces.
Cast edit
- Line Renaud as Madeleine Thullier, dite La Madelon
- Jean Richard as Antoine Pichot
- Roger Pierre as Le caporal Georges Beauguitte
- Pierre Larquey as Le curé
- Georges Chamarat as Auguste Thullier
- André Valmy as Le capitaine Van Meulen
- Gilbert Gil as Un commandant d'aviation chez Maxim's
- Jacques Dynam as Le chasseur de chez Maxim's
- Jean Martinelli as Le colonel de Saint-Marc
- Peter Walker as Un Américain
- Michèle Monty as Juliette
- Jess Hahn as Le général américain Gibson
- Émile Genevois as Le soldat Alfred
- Odette Barencey as Mme Thullier
- Edmond Chemi as Le gendarme qui arrête Antoine
- Michel Flamme as Un capitaine d'aviation chez Maxim's
- Jacques Hilling as Le soldat qui dort
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Un militaire chez Maxim's
- Georges Baconnet as M. Pichot
- Robert Dalban as L'adjudant La Tringle
- Robert Rollis as Julot
- Jean Carmet as Le soldat Mathieu
- Noël Roquevert as Le commandant Martin
References edit
- ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.140
Bibliography edit
- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links edit
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