| Monsieur Grégoire Escapes | |
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| Directed by | Jacques Daniel-Norman |
| Written by | Jacques Daniel-Norman |
| Produced by | Lucien Viard |
| Starring | Bernard Blier Yvette Lebon Jules Berry |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Edited by | Marity Cléris |
| Music by | Jean Yatove |
| Production company | Bervia Films |
| Distributed by | Société Nouvelle des Films Dispa |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Monsieur Grégoire Escapes (French: Monsieur Grégoire s'évade) is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Bernard Blier, Yvette Lebon and Jules Berry. It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.
Synopsis
Insurance clerk Alex Grégoire lives a quite existence with his wife Angèle, his great passion in life being crossword puzzles. After he wins a crossword competition, he is propelled into a series of adventures involving a celebrated jewel thief.
Cast
- Bernard Blier as Alex Grégoire
- Yvette Lebon as Angèle Grégoire
- Jules Berry as Charles Tuffal
- Aimé Clariond as M. Berny
- Georges Grey as Albert Rochot
- Gaby André as Colette
- Georges Gosset as Albert Rochot
- Julien Maffre as Milo Manche Vide
- Marcel Pérès as Chauvignot, l'aîné
- Gustave Gallet as M. Croche
- Pierre Labry as L'aubergiste
- Paul Faivre as Le protecteur de Bella Mey
- Lily Fayol as Bella-May
- Joe Alex as Jeff, le domestique de couleur de Tuffal
- Suzy Willy as Mme Boudu, la concierge
- Claude Magnier as Claude
- Lina Roxa as La bonne de Berny
- Elisa Ruis as Lina d'Arribal
- Alexandre Rignault as Paulo, le lutteur
- Roland Avellis as Julot
- Pierre Moncorbier as Un policier
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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