Le Voyage en Amérique
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Le Voyage en Amérique The Voyage to America, is a French
comedy
film from 1952, directed by Henri Lavorel
, written by Roland Laudenbach, starring Madeleine Barbulée and Louis de Funès
. It is also known under the titles: "The Voyage to America", "Trip to America".
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
comedy
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...
film from 1952, directed by Henri Lavorel
Henri Lavorel
Henri-Albert-Sylvestre Lavorel was born on 5 July 1914 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie and died in a car accident on 7 January 1955 in Versailles. He was married to the English actress Madeleine Carroll from 1946 to 1949....
, written by Roland Laudenbach, starring Madeleine Barbulée 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...
. It is also known under the titles: "The Voyage to America", "Trip to America".
Cast
- Madeleine Barbulée : Economist
- Pierre FresnayPierre FresnayPierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor.Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach in Paris, France in 1897, he was encouraged by his uncle, the actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film...
: Gaston Fournier - Yvonne PrintempsYvonne PrintempsYvonne Printemps was a French singer and actress.-Biography:Born Yvonne Wigniolle, she made her debut at the age of 12 in a revue at La Cigale in Paris. She was dancing at the Folies Bergère at age 13...
: Clotilde Fournier - Jean BrochardJean BrochardJean Brochard was a French film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1933 and 1966.- Selected filmography :* Le Corbeau * Voyage sans espoir * A Lover's Return...
: the Mayor - Claude LayduClaude LayduClaude Laydu was Belgian-born French actor.Laydu was born in Brussels, and had been a theater actor when he was cast as the title priest in Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest in 1950. For roughly the next decade, Laydu worked in film steadily until 1963's Mafia alla sbarra...
: François Soalhat - Olivier HussenotOlivier Hussenot-Selected filmography:- External links :...
: Mr Soalhat, the gardener - Jane Morlet : Marie
- Yvette EtievantYvette EtiévantYvette Etiévant was a French actress. She starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons in 1962.- Filmography :* 1945 : Les Dames du bois de Boulogne de Robert Bresson –...
: the ticket collector of post offices - Lisette Lebon : Marguerite
- Claire Gérard : Mrs Tassote
- Maurice Jacquemont : the priest
- Pierre Destailles : the cuistot
- Christian Fourcade : the rascal in the hoop
- 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...
: the employee of Air France