My Priest Among the Rich (French: Mon curé chez les riches) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Yves Deniaud, Robert Arnoux and Raymond Bussières.[1] It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. It is based on the 1923 novel of the same title by Clément Vautel, which has been made into films several times.[2] It was followed by a sequel My Priest Among the Poor , also directed by Diamant-Berger, in 1956.
Cast
- Yves Deniaud as L'abbé Pellegrin
- Robert Arnoux as Emile Cousinet
- Raymond Bussières as La Goupille
- Germaine Reuver as Valérie
- Marcel André as Sableuse
- Georges Tabet as Le docteur
- Jean Danet as Le vicomte Pierre de Sableuse
- Nora Costes as Marianne
- Léonce Corne as Dupont-Mauvais
- Jean Debucourt as Monseigneur Sibué
- Lysiane Rey as Lisette Cousinet
- Marianne Hardy as Eugénie
- Luc Andrieux as Brochut
- Denise Kerny as Mme Michaut
References
Bibliography
- Faulkner, Sally (ed.) Middlebrow Cinema. Routledge, 2016.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.