The Five Cents of Lavarede (1939 film)
The Five Cents of Lavarede | |
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Directed by | Maurice Cammage |
Written by | |
Produced by | Maurice Cammage |
Starring | |
Cinematography | |
Music by | Casimir Oberfeld |
Production company | Société de Production du Film Les Cinq Sous |
Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date | 8 March 1939 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Five Cents of Lavarede (French: Les cinq sous de Lavarède) is a 1939 French comedy adventure film directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Josette Day and Andrex.[1] It is based on the eponymous 1894 novel by and .
Plot[]
In order to claim an inheritance, a young man must travel all the way around the world with only five centime in his pocket.
Cast[]
- Fernandel as Armand Lavarède
- Josette Day as Miss Aurett Murlington
- Andrex as Jim Strong
- Félix Oudart as Le capitaine du cargo Heaven Way
- André Roanne as Jim Strong
- Henri Nassiet as Jack
- Pierre Labry as Le gardien chef
- as Maître Panabert
- Geymond Vital as Le policier
- Jacques Henley as L'officier du Normandie
- as Le commissaire de bord
- Talmont as Le révérend Houston
- Serjius as Un gardien
- as Le pilote
- as Le barman
- as César Bouffigues, l'agent marseillais
- Paul Bonifas as Un marin
- Alexandre Mihalesco as Le commissaire-priseur hindou
- Philippe Janvier as Le conspirateur
- as Le reporter
- as La danseuse acrobatique
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La princesse Djali
- Mady Berry as Mme Benoît, la concierge
- Jean Témerson as Tartinovitch
- Jean Dax as Sir Murlington
- Marcel Vallée as Bouvreuil
- as L'exécuteur
- as Bit part
- Hugues de Bagratide as Le ministre hindou
- as Une danseuse hindoue
In popular culture[]
The same year the film premiered it was also adapted into a text comic by French artist .[2]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[]
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1939 films
- French films
- 1930s French-language films
- Films directed by Maurice Cammage
- Films based on French novels
- Films adapted into comics
- French black-and-white films
- Films scored by Casimir Oberfeld
- French adventure comedy films
- 1930s adventure comedy films
- 1939 comedy films
- 1930s French film stubs