Heaven Sent (film)
Heaven Sent | |
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Directed by | Jean-Pierre Mocky |
Written by | Jean-Pierre Mocky |
Produced by | Henri Diamant-Berger |
Starring | Bourvil |
Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Heaven Sent (French: Un drôle de paroissien) is a 1963 French comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky.[1] It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The film has been released under the name Heaven Sent in the English speaking world.
Plot[]
Georges Lachaunaye is a young member of an impoverished family of ancient nobility. His lack of financial means and his disdain for labour make him a thief who helps himself by robbing the collection boxes of churches.
Cast[]
- Bourvil - Georges Lachaunaye
- Francis Blanche - Chief Insp. Cucherat
- Jean Poiret - Raoul
- Jean Yonnel - Mattieu Lachesnaye, Georges' father
- Jean Tissier - Brigadier Bridoux
- Véronique Nordey - Françoise Lachaunaye
- Bernard Lavalette - the Police Prefect
- - Raillargaud (as Marcel Perez)
- Jean Galland - the college principal / the bishop
- - Juliette Lachaunaye, Georges's wife
- - Aunt Clair
- Roger Legris - the beadle at the church of Saint-Étienne du Mont
References[]
- ^ "Heaven Sent / Light-Fingered George". unifrance.org. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Un drôle de paroissien". imdb.com. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1963 films
- French-language films
- 1963 comedy films
- French black-and-white films
- Films directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
- French films
- French comedy films
- 1960s French film stubs
- 1960s comedy film stubs