Francis the First | |
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Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
Written by | Paul Fékété |
Produced by | Jules Calamy |
Starring |
Fernandel Mona Goya Alexandre Rignault |
Cinematography | Marcel Lucien |
Edited by | André Versein |
Music by | René Sylviano |
Production company | Productions Calamy |
Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Francis the First (French: François Premier) is a 1937 French historical comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernandel, Mona Goya and Alexandre Rignault. [1] [2] It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.
Honorin is the stage manager at a theatre featuring a play set during the reign of Francis I. When an actor is indisposed, he has to step into his role and suffers badly from stage fright. A colleague attempts to use hypnotism to calm his nerves, but instead he falls into a trance and transported several hundred years back in time. Knowing what is to come, he is able to predict the future, which soon leads to accusations of witchcraft.
Francis the First | |
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Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
Written by | Paul Fékété |
Produced by | Jules Calamy |
Starring |
Fernandel Mona Goya Alexandre Rignault |
Cinematography | Marcel Lucien |
Edited by | André Versein |
Music by | René Sylviano |
Production company | Productions Calamy |
Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date |
|
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Francis the First (French: François Premier) is a 1937 French historical comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernandel, Mona Goya and Alexandre Rignault. [1] [2] It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.
Honorin is the stage manager at a theatre featuring a play set during the reign of Francis I. When an actor is indisposed, he has to step into his role and suffers badly from stage fright. A colleague attempts to use hypnotism to calm his nerves, but instead he falls into a trance and transported several hundred years back in time. Knowing what is to come, he is able to predict the future, which soon leads to accusations of witchcraft.