Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957)
Overview
Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves. One night in Dreux, he finds himself without his luggage and dressed up as a Foreign Legion officer, he is invited to a party thrown by a colonel. He creates a sensation there and does not leave the colonel's wife ... indifferent! Back in Paris, Sénéchal goes through a similar experience. This time around, wearing tuxedo and top hat, he gets mistaken for a diplomat and charms the guests of a wedding party. Arrested by the police, he chooses to do without an attorney at his trial and his brilliant eloquence has him acquitted. A question remains unanswered though : will all those people who give an ovation in real life ever go to see him on stage ?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.282 |
Directed By
Jean Boyer
Crew
Jean Boyer
Jean Boyer
Jean Manse
Paul Misraki
Robert Giordani
Serge Veber
Jacques Desagneaux
Jean Boyer
Jean-Jacques Rouff
Jean-Jacques Rouff
P.H. Goumy
Charles Suin
TOP CAST
Fernandel
François, Lucien Sénéchal
Nadia Gray
La princesse Marida Ludibescu
Madeleine Barbulée
Mme Roberte
Simone Paris
L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval
Robert Pizani
Le prince Alexandre
Suzanne Dehelly
La malade
Roland Armontel
Carlini
Paul Azaïs
Le garagiste - mécanicien du car
Georges Baconnet
Le président du tribunal
Barbara Brault
Bit part
Sacha Briquet
Le représentant en télévision
Jacqueline Caurat
Nicole, une soubrette
Albert Dinan
Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon
Giovanni Guarducci
M. de La Torre - attaché d'ambassade
Georges Lannes
Castel-Boissac
Jacques Mancier
M. Bardin, responsable de la tournée théâtrale
Serge Nadaud
L'acteur qui joue M.Serval
Gaston Orbal
Le directeur du théâtre
Liliane Patrick
Mado Clarieux
André Philip
Beluze
Roland Rodier
Bit part
Pierre Stéphen
Un joueur de poker
Hélène Tossy
Mme Léon
Georges Chamarat
Le colonel Trochu
Jeanne Aubert
La colonelle Trochu
Max Amyl
Le majordome de la princesse (uncredited)
Jack Ary
Un gangster complice de Mado (uncredited)
Robert Balpo
Un avocat (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
Un militaire aux félicitations (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
Un spectateur (uncredited)
Dominique Boschero
Une élève (uncredited)
Charles Bouillaud
Un accessoiriste (uncredited)
Raymond Carl
Un comédien (uncredited)
Roméo Carlès
Un partenaire de Sénéchal (uncredited)
Barbara Cruz
Une danseuse (uncredited)
Gérard Darrieu
Un gangster (uncredited)
Luce Fabiole
L'habilleuse (uncredited)
Henri Garcin
L'auteur de la pièce (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
Fred, régisseur de la troupe de théâtre (uncredited)
Camille Guérini
Le restaurateur (uncredited)
Robert Mercier
Le bagagiste de la gare (uncredited)
Jane Morlet
Mme Jourden, pensionnaire (uncredited)
Laure Paillette
Mlle Henriette - une accessoiriste (uncredited)
Jimmy Perrys
Un homme de la pension de famille (uncredited)
Manuel Gary
(uncredited)
Nina Myral
(uncredited)
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