Topaze is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Fernandel, Hélène Perdrière and Marcel Vallée.[1] It is based on Pagnol's own 1928 play of the same name, which has been adapted for the screen a number of times including a 1936 film directed by Pagnol.
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.
Cast
- Fernandel as Albert Topaze
- Hélène Perdrière as Suzy Courtois
- Jacqueline Pagnol as Ernestine Muche
- Marcel Vallée as M. Muche
- Jacques Castelot as Roger Gaëtan de Bersac
- Milly Mathis as La barone / The Baroness
- Yvette Etiévant as La dactylo de Topaze / Topaze's typist
- Robert Moor as Le vénérable vieillard
- Rivers Cadet as L'agent de police
- Marcel Loche as Un domestique
- Pierre Larquey as Tamise
- Jacques Morel as Régis Castel-Vernac
References
- ^ Vincendeau p.74
Bibliography
- Vincendeau, Ginette. The Companion to French Cinema. Cassell, 1996.
External links
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