Francis the First
Comedy
Fantasy
Overview
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1937-02-17
Runtime:
1h 40m
Director:
Christian-Jaque
Writer:
Paul Fékété
Top Cast
Fernandel
Honorin
Mona Goya
Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
Alice Tissot
Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
Aimé Simon-Girard
François Ier
Alexandre Rignault
Henri VIII d'Angleterre
Henri Bosc
Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
Alexandre Mihalesco
Cagliostro
René Génin
Cascaroni / L'aubergiste
Henri Valbel
Le Padre
Charles Lemontier
La Palice
Jean Marconi
Lautrec
Paul Delon
Le duc de Montmorency
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