La poison
Encyclopedia
La Poison, is a French comedy
drama
film from 1951, directed by Sacha Guitry
, written by Sacha Guitry
, starring Michel Simon
and Louis de Funès
.
(2001) was based on the film La Poison.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
film from 1951, directed by Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.- Biography :...
, written by Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.- Biography :...
, starring Michel Simon
Michel Simon
Michel Simon , was a Swiss actor. The actor François Simon is his son.-Early years:...
and Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
.
Cast
- Michel SimonMichel SimonMichel Simon , was a Swiss actor. The actor François Simon is his son.-Early years:...
: Paul Louis Victor Braconnier, horticulturist - Germaine Reuver : Blandine Braconnier, wife of Paul
- Jean DebucourtJean DebucourtJean Debucourt was a French film actor. He appeared in 104 films between 1920 and 1958.-Selected filmography:* The Fall of the House of Usher * Mayerling * Devil in the Flesh...
: Maître Aubanel, the famous lawyer - Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
: André Chevillard, an inhabitant of Remonville - Marcelle Arnold : Germaine Chevillard, wife of André
- Georges Bever : Mr Gaillard, the chemist of Remonville
- Nicolas Amato : Victor Boitevin, an inhabitant
- Jacques Varennes : the prosecutor
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir : Mrs Tyberghen, the florist
- Pauline CartonPauline CartonPauline Carton was a French film actress. She appeared in over 170 films between 1912 and 1970.-Selected filmography:* Le p'tit Parigot * The Blood of a Poet * High and Low...
: Mrs Michaud, the dealer - Albert Duvaleix : the abbot Méthivier
- Léon Walther : the Advocate-General
- Henry LaverneHenry LaverneHenry Laverne was a French stage and film actor; Laverne was also a comedian and humorist for a decade, as well as a singer on occasion...
: the president of the court - Harry Max : Henri, an inhabitant
Legacy
Un crime au paradisA Crime in Paradise
A Crime in Paradise, , is a French comedy film from 2001, directed by Jean Becker, written by Sacha Guitry , and starring by Jacques Villeret. The scenario was used on the film La Poison .- Cast :* Jacques Villeret ... Jojo Braconnier...
(2001) was based on the film La Poison.
External links
- La Poison (1951) at the Films de France