The Sparrows of Paris

{{Infobox film

| name = The Sparrows of Paris

| image = The Sparrows of Paris.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Maurice Cloche

| producer = Maurice Cloche

| writer = Maurice Cloche
André Hornez

| starring = Jean-Pierre Aumont
Louis de Funès
Virginia Keiley

| music = Paul Bonneau

| cinematography = Nicolas Hayer

| editing = Renée Gary

| studio = Les Films Maurice Cloche

| distributor = Ciné Sélection

| released = {{Film date|1953|06|12|df=yes}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

}}

The Sparrows of Paris (French: Moineaux de Paris) is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Maurice Cloche and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Louis de Funès and Virginia Keiley.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rarefilmfinder.com/showfilm.php?id=30721|title= Aka: Moineaux of Paris (International)|accessdate=2013-01-29}}

Plot

Impresario Mr. Smith and his daughter want to engage a group of French musicians. On this occasion, Peggy Smith wears a necklace with a locket. One of the musicians identifies the locket as property of his grandmother. When Ms. Smith insists on keeping it, the musician calls for his ancestors, and the reborn French elite soldier Césarin answers.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont as Césarin, Horse Grenadier of the Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)
Louis de Funès as the doctor
Virginia Keiley as Peggy Smith, the impresario's daughter
Max Elloy as P'tit Louis
Robert Lombard as the choir school manager
Louis Gimberg as Mr Smith, the American impresario
Little Singers of the Wooden Cross as Themselves
Philippe Olive
Paul Demange
Léonce Corne
André Dalibert
Odette Barencey
Jacques Famery
Emile Morel

References

External links

{{IMDb title|id=0044914}}
[http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Moineaux_de_Paris_1952_rev.html Moineaux de Paris (1952)] at the Films de France
[http://en.unifrance.org/movie/6339/moineaux-de-paris# Moineaux de Paris (1952)] at Uni France films

Category:1953 films

Category:1950s musical comedy-drama films

Category:1950s ghost films

Category:French musical comedy-drama films

Category:French fantasy comedy-drama films

Category:French musical fantasy films

Category:1950s French-language films

Category:French black-and-white films

Category:Films directed by Maurice Cloche

Category:1950s fantasy comedy-drama films

Category:1950s musical fantasy films

Category:French ghost films

Category:1953 comedy films

Category:1953 drama films

Category:1950s French films

Category:Films scored by Paul Bonneau

Category:French-language comedy-drama films