Piédalu in Paris (French: Piédalu à Paris) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Jean Loubignac and starring Félix Oudart, Nathalie Nattier and Armand Bernard.[1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. It was one of a trilogy of films featuring the character Piédalu.
| Piédalu in Paris | |
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| Directed by | Jean Loubignac |
| Written by | Jean Loubignac Ded Rysel |
| Produced by | Emil Flavin |
| Starring | Félix Oudart Nathalie Nattier Armand Bernard |
| Cinematography | René Colas |
| Edited by | Jacques Mavel |
| Music by | Henri Bourtayre |
Production company | Optimax Films |
| Distributed by | Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
Piédalu, a naive man from the countryside, travels to Paris in order to try and meet the Minister of National Renovation to submit plans for a new tax system to him. Instead he ends up in a music hall amidst a series of misunderstandings and has to return home without even seeing the government official. Fortuitously the minister has a car breakdown near Piédalu's village and he is at last able to meet him.
Cast
- Ded Rysel as Piédalu
- Félix Oudart as Le ministre de la Rénovation Nationale
- Nathalie Nattier as Gloria Lamar
- Armand Bernard as M. Finnois
- Jane Sourza as Mlle. Isabelle
- Jacques Berlioz as Le général
- Borodine as Olivier
- Raymond Cordy as L'huissier-chef
- Max Dalban as Étienne
- René Génin as Le curé
- René Hell as Le notaire
- Jean Kolb as L'évêque
- Charles Lemontier as Le préfet
- Julien Maffre as Le brigadier
- Georges Paulais as L'instituteur
- Germaine Reuver as Mme. Piédalu
- Micheline Valmonde as Madeleine Baudoin
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
