Directed by:
Marcel L'HerbierScreenplay:
Nikolai EvreinovCinematography:
Maurice DesfassiauxComposer:
Jacques IbertCast:
Michel Simon, Ramon Novarro, Jacqueline Delubac, Micheline Presle, Sylvie, Louis Jourdan, André Alerme, René Génin, Anthony Gildès, Dina Romano (more)Plots(1)
A rare and inspired film, is a surrealistic work in which Michel Simon tries to bring happiness to others, featuring Micheline Presle, Ramon Novarro, Louis Jourdan, and Jacqueline Delubac. "La Comédie du Bonheur" (comedy of happiness) was made at a time when France was not very happy (1940), so the title might have seemed a bit ironical. A mad man,who escaped from an insane asylum, wants to cheer up his compatriots (here the lodgers of a boarding house). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Michel Simon
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
The Two of Us (1967)
Ramon Novarro
Mexico
Best movies:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
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The Big Steal (1949)
Jacqueline Delubac
France
Best movies:
Confessions of a Cheat (1936)
Micheline Presle
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
It Happened in the Park (1953)
Sylvie
France
Best movies:
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
L'Idiot (1946)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Louis Jourdan
France
Best movies:
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Columbo (1971) (series)
André Alerme
France
René Génin
France
Best movies:
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Port of Shadows (1938)
Daybreak (1939)
Anthony Gildès
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
Dina Romano
Italy
Best movies:
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
Nicola Maldacea
Italy
Jaque Catelain
France
Best movies:
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The Razor's Edge (1946)
L'Inhumaine (1924)
Magdeleine Bérubet
France
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René Stern
France
Best movies:
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Martial Rèbe
France
Best movies:
The Country I Come From (1956)
Port of Shadows (1938)
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Jacques Henley
Best movies:
Du Guesclin (1949)
Oreste Bilancia
Italy
Sinoël
Best movies:
The Congress Dances (1931)
Remorques (1941)
Jenny Lamour (1947)
Albert Malbert
France
Best movies:
Le Corbeau (1943)
Daybreak (1939)
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Guy Henry
Best movies:
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