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

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Bibliography

  • Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015.