The King of Camelots (French: Le roi des camelots) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Robert Lamoureux, Colette Ripert and Yves Deniaud.[1] [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.
| The King of Camelots | |
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| Directed by | André Berthomieu |
| Written by | André Berthomieu Paul Vandenberghe |
| Produced by | Pierre Gérin |
| Starring | Robert Lamoureux Colette Ripert Yves Deniaud |
| Cinematography | Fred Langenfeld |
| Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur Henri Taverna |
| Music by | Richard Cornu |
Production companies | Ciné Sélection Les Productions Cinématographiques |
| Distributed by | Ciné Sélection |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editA young man Robert is initiated into the way of the camelots or street hawkers by the experienced Raymond. Robert is soon a thriving camelot, and begins to teach his own group of protégés.
Cast
edit- Robert Lamoureux as Robert
- Colette Ripert as Françoise
- Yves Deniaud as Raymond
- Charles Bouillaud as Emile
- Robert Berri as Grand Jo
- Gaston Orbal as Le marquis
- Jacques Gencel as Jeanjean
- Robert Rollis as Fil de fer
- Pierre Mazé as Michel
- Geneviève Morel as Mme Marguerite
- Paul Faivre as Le secrétaire
- Jean Carmet as La Globule
- Lysiane Rey as Yvette
References
edit- ^ Rège p.464
- ^ Hubert-Lacombe p.140
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/111/le-roi-des-camelots
Bibliography
edit- Hubert-Lacombe, Patricia. Le cinéma français dans la guerre froide: 1946-1956. L'Harmattan, 1996.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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