King Pandora
{{Short description|1950 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = King Pandora
| image = File:King Pandora.jpg
| caption =
| director = André Berthomieu
| producer = Ray Ventura
| writer = André Berthomieu
Pierre Ferrari
André Hornez
Robert Picq
| based_on = Le Roi Pandore by Maurice Coriem
| starring = Bourvil
Mathilde Casadesus
Paulette Dubost
| narrator =
| music = Bruno Coquatrix
| cinematography = Charles Suin
| editing = Louisette Hautecoeur
| studio = Hoche Productions
| distributor = Héraut Film
| released = {{Film date|1950|03|31|df=yes}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| language = French
| country = France
| budget =
| gross = 3 625 511 admissions (France){{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-bourvil-c22694837|website=Box Office Story|title=Bourvil Box Office}}
}}
King Pandora (French: Le Roi Pandore) is a 1950 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Mathilde Casadesus and Paulette Dubost.https://www.unifrance.org/film/3332/le-roi-pandoreCrisp p.320 It was a sizeable box office hit.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-bourvil-c22694837|website=Box Office Story|title=Bourvil Box Office}} It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.
Synopsis
Following a large inheritance policemen Léon Ménard marries the attractive Queen Marika. However, he is swindled out of his money and returns to the police. His wife, deeply in love with him, is happy with this.
Cast
- Bourvil as Léon Ménard
- Mathilde Casadesus as Marika
- Paulette Dubost as Angèle
- Charles Bouillaud as Grenu
- Frédéric O'Brady as Toliev
- Arthur Allan as Pilovar
- Gaston Orbal as Le capitaine
- Paul Faivre as Le maire
- Pierre Clarel as L'ambassadeur
- Jean Richard as Quichenette
- Rivers Cadet as Célestin
- Marcel Meral as Un garçon de café
- Charles Lavialle as Le vagabond
- Max Elloy as Un créancier
- Georges Lannes as Adrien Cochard
References
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Bibliography
- Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0187460}}
{{André Berthomieu}}
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Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by André Berthomieu
Category:Films based on French novels
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