The Postman from Longjumeau
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Postman from Longjumeau
| image = The Postman from Longjumeau.jpg
| caption =
| director = Carl Lamac
| producer = {{ubl|Moritz Grünstein|Ernst Schmid-Arens}}
| writer = {{ubl|Julia Serda|Karl Peter Gillmann|Charles Amberg}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Carl Esmond|Rose Stradner|Alfred Neugebauer|Thekla Ahrens}}
| music = Anton Profes
| editing = {{ubl|Else Baum|Erwin Dressler}}
| cinematography = Eduard Hoesch
| studio = {{ubl|Atlantis-Film|Thekla-Film}}
| distributor = Hammer-Tonfilm
| released = {{Film date|1936|01|14|df=yes}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = {{ubl|Austria|Switzerland}}
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Postman from Longjumeau ({{langx|de|Der Postillon von Lonjumeau}}) is a 1936 Austrian-Swiss musical comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Carl Esmond, Rose Stradner and Alfred Neugebauer. The film is known by several alternative titles including Der König lächelt – Paris lacht (The King Smiles – Paris Laughs). It is loosely based on the 1836 opera Le postillon de Lonjumeau by Adolphe Adam. In eighteenth-century France, a Postilion from Longjumeau is summoned by Madame de Pompadour to sing in her opera company, forcing him to be separated from his wife.
Cast
- Carl Esmond – Chapelou, the Postman from Lonjumeau
- Rose Stradner – Madelaine
- Alfred Neugebauer – Louis XV of France
- Thekla Ahrens – Marquise de Pompadour
- Leo Slezak – Count de Latour
- Lucie Englisch – Lucienne
- Rudolf Carl – Bijou
- Hans Thimig – Pierre Touche, village barber
- Richard Eybner – Marquis de Corcy
- Fritz Imhoff – Mayor
- Joe Furtner – Faviere, Corcy's Secretary
- Tibor Halmay – Ballet Master
- Carl Hauser – Policeman
- Irmgard Alberti – Old Woman with love potion
- Hans-Heinz Bollzmann – Singer
External links
- {{IMDb title|0237592}}
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Category:1930s historical comedy films
Category:1936 musical comedy films
Category:Austrian historical comedy films
Category:Austrian musical comedy films
Category:Swiss historical comedy films
Category:Swiss musical comedy films
Category:1930s German-language films
Category:Films directed by Karel Lamač
Category:Films set in the 18th century
Category:Films based on operas
Category:Cultural depictions of Louis XV
Category:Cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour
Category:1930s historical musical films
Category:Austrian historical musical films
Category:German-language musical comedy films
Category:German-language historical comedy films
Category:German-language historical musical films
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