Sénéchal le magnifique (1957)
Directed by Jean Boyer
Comedy
aka: His Greatest Role
Film Synopsis
François Sénéchal, a player in a travelling theatre company, is outraged when the play he is appearing in is suddenly cancelled by its director. Still dressed in his costume, he is mistaken for a real legionnaire and is treated like a hero wherever he goes. The next day, when he is turned down for the part of a diplomat in another play, he finds he is mistaken for the real thing again. He has no difficulty persuading the nobility that he is France's consul to Honduras and he is very nearly drawn into a torrid affair with a real princess. It suddenly occurs to François that he will have more success in life if he were to play his roles in the real world rather than on the stage…© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Jean Boyer
- Script: Jean Boyer, Jean Manse (dialogue), Jean-Jacques Rouff, Serge Véber
- Cinematographer: Charles Suin
- Music: Paul Misraki
- Cast: Fernandel (François), Nadia Gray (La princesse Marida Ludibescu), Madeleine Barbulée (Mme Roberte), Simone Paris (L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval), Robert Pizani (Le prince Alexandre), Suzanne Dehelly (La malade), Roland Armontel (Carlini), Paul Azaïs (Le garagiste), Georges Baconnet (Le président du tribunal), Sacha Briquet (Le représentant en télévision), Jacqueline Caurat (Nicole, une soubrette), Albert Dinan (Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon), Giovanni Guarducci (M. de La Torre), Georges Lannes (Castel-Boissac), Jacques Mancier (M. Bardin), Serge Nadaud (L'acteur qui joue M.Serval), Gaston Orbal (Le directeur du théâtre), Liliane Patrick (Mado Clarieux), André Philip (Beluze), Pierre Stéphen (Un joueur de poker)
- Country: Italy / France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 78 min
- Aka: His Greatest Role ; Sénéchal the Magnificent
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