Archimède le clochard
{{Short description|1959 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Archimède le clochard
| image = archimede-le-clochard.jpg
| caption =
| director = Gilles Grangier
| producer = Jean-Paul Guibert
| writer = Michel Audiard
Gilles Grangier
Albert Valentin
| starring = Jean Gabin
| music = Jean Prodromidès
| cinematography = Louis Page
| editing = Jacqueline Thiédot
| distributor = Cinédis
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1959|04|08}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
}}
Archimède le clochard is a 1959 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier. It is also known as The Magnificent Tramp.{{cite web|url=http://en.unifrance.org/movie/2174/the-magnificent-tramp|title=The Magnificent Tramp|publisher=unifrance.org|accessdate=1 August 2013}} The film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1959/03_preistr_ger_1959/03_Preistraeger_1959.html |title=Berlinale 1959: Prize Winners |accessdate=5 January 2010 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=1 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501205105/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1959/03_preistr_ger_1959/03_Preistraeger_1959.html |url-status=dead }}
Plot
A sophisticated tramp lives during summer in a half-finished construction site. Because he doesn't want to be cold in the winter, he decides to get imprisoned on time. Therefore, he demolishes a bar but he is only incarcerated for a single week. He promises he will find a way to come back.
Cast
- Jean Gabin as Joseph Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville aka Archimède
- Paul Frankeur as Monsieur Grégoire, the first inn keeper
- Darry Cowl as Arsène, the second inn keeper
- Bernard Blier as Monsieur Pichon, the new inn keeper
- Dora Doll as Madame Pichon
- Gaby Basset as Mme Grégoire
- Sacha Briquet as Jean-Loup, the English guest
- Guy Decomble as the RATP station manager
- Albert Dinan as the caterer
- Noël Roquevert as Capitaine Brossard, the retired commander
- Julien Carette as Félix, le clochard aux chiens
- Paul Frankeur as M. Grégoire, l'ancien patron
- Jacqueline Maillan as Madame Marjorie
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0052573|title=Archimède le clochard}}
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{{Gilles Grangier}}
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Category:1950s French-language films
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Gilles Grangier
Category:Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard
Category:Films scored by Jean Prodromidès
Category:French-language drama films
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