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1953 film
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The Tour of the Grand Dukes
Directed byAndré Pellenc
Written by
Produced byPierre Chichério
StarringRaymond Bussières
Denise Grey
Christian Duvaleix
CinematographyPierre Petit
Edited byMarcelle Lioret
Music byLouiguy
Production
company		Pécéfilms
Distributed bySofradis
Release date
  • 22 May 1953 (1953-05-22)
Running time85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Tour of the Grand Dukes (French: La Tournée des grands ducs) is a 1953 French musical comedy film directed by André Pellenc and starring Raymond Bussières, Denise Grey and Christian Duvaleix as well as featuring the singer Lily Fayol.

Synopsis

Gaston is in love with Brigitte, the daughter of a baroness, who teasingly tells him that she has another lover in Paris. He heads off to the capital to find and confront his rival under the pretext of trying to recruit performers for a charity gala. He is robbed on the way and ends up lost in the world of cabarets. All the other characters come looking for him.

Cast

References

  1. Price p.168

Bibliography

  • Dicale, Bertrand. Louis de Funès, grimaces et gloire. Grasset, 2009.
  • Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie. The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
  • Price, David. Cancan!. Cygnus Arts, 1998.

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