The Tricyclist
{{short description|1957 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Tricyclist
| image = File:The Tricyclist.jpg
| caption =
| director =Jacques Pinoteau
| producer =Adry De Carbuccia
Roland Girard
| based_on =
| writer = Pierre Apestéguy
Jean Devaivre
Gabriel Germain
| narrator =
| starring = Darry Cowl
Béatrice Altariba
Pierre Mondy
| music = Michel Legrand
| cinematography = Pierre Petit
| editing =Georges Arnstam
| studio =Les Films du Cyclope
| distributor =Pathé Consortium Cinéma
| released = {{Film date|1957|12|04|df=yes}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Tricyclist (French: Le triporteur) is a 1957 French sports comedy film directed by Jacques Pinoteau and starring Darry Cowl, Béatrice Altariba and Pierre Mondy.Rège p.822 It was adapted from a novel of the same title by René Fallet.Goble p.151 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location around the city including at the Stade du Ray as well as in Burgundy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Douy. It was followed by a sequel Monsieur Robinson Crusoe in 1960.
Cast
- Darry Cowl as Antoine Peyralout
- Béatrice Altariba as Popeline
- Pierre Mondy as Un gendarme
- Grégoire Aslan as Mouillefarine
- Roger Carel as Un paysan
- Maurice Gardett as Le speaker
- Jacques Thébault as Un copain de Jean-Claude
- Christian Nohel as Un copain de Jean-Claude
- Jean Ozenne as Gérard Ducottait - un voyageur
- Pierre Doris as Le voyageur à la deux-chevaux
- Jacques Hilling as L'entraîneur du club
- Christiane Muller as Une copine de Jean-Claude
- Alain Bouvette as Un soigneur
- Bob Ingarao as Boulet-de-canon
- Mario David as Dabek - le gardien de but
- Robert Arnoux as Le dirigeant
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean-Claude
- René Hell as Le vieux paysan
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0161013}}
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Category:1950s sports comedy films
Category:1950s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Jacques Pinoteau
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films shot at Victorine Studios
Category:French association football films
Category:Films based on French novels
Category:Films based on works by René Fallet
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