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Francis the First (1937)
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100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, History

Francis the First (1937)

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100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, History

Honorin (Fernandel) 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 ...See moreHonorin (Fernandel) 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. Written by Les Adams See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Fernandel Honorin Honorin See fewer	The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Mona Goya Elsa / Madeleine Ferron Elsa / Madeleine Ferron See fewer	Cavalerie légère (1935)
Alexandre Rignault Henri VIII Henri VIII See fewer	Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Henri Bosc Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron See fewer	Chicot the Jester (1913)
Aimé Simon-Girard François 1er (as Aimé Simon Girard) François 1er (as Aimé Simon Girard) See fewer	Three Musketeers (1932)
Alice Tissot Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine See fewer	Vaccin 48 (1934)
Charles Lemontier La Palice (as Lemontier) La Palice (as Lemontier) See fewer	Crime and Punishment (1935)
Alexandre Mihalesco Cagliostro (as Mihalesco) Cagliostro (as Mihalesco) See fewer	The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Sinoël Le Fantôme Le Fantôme See fewer	Variétés (1935)
René Génin Cascaroni / L'aubergiste (as Génin) Cascaroni / L'aubergiste (as Génin) See fewer	Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Henri Valbel Le Padre Le Padre See fewer	Fauvette (1918)
Paul Delon Duc de Montmorency Duc de Montmorency See fewer	No Pity for Women (1950)
Jean Marconi Lautrec (as Marconi) Lautrec (as Marconi) See fewer	Les évasions célèbres (1972)
Nicolas Amato Le Chevalier Bayard (as Amato) Le Chevalier Bayard (as Amato) See fewer	The Story of the Fox (1937)
Jacques Vitry Le Héraut Le Héraut See fewer	Cartacalha, reine des gitans (1942)
Jeanne Lamy Duchesse de Montmorency Duchesse de Montmorency See fewer	Jeanne (1934)
Claire Saint-Hilaire Madame de Monchenut (as Claire St. Hilaire) Madame de Monchenut (as Claire St. Hilaire) See fewer	The Queen and the Cardinal (1935)
Albert Broquin Le marchand de sucettes (uncredited) Le marchand de sucettes (uncredited) See fewer	Les Misérables (1934)
Paul Faivre Un seigneur (uncredited) Un seigneur (uncredited) See fewer	Dr. Knock (1951)
Pierre Ferval Un forain (uncredited) Un forain (uncredited) See fewer	Pour le maillot jaune (1940)
Janine Guise Maria (uncredited) Maria (uncredited) See fewer	Café de Paris (1938)
Teddy Michaud Le bourreau (uncredited) Le bourreau (uncredited) See fewer	Three Musketeers (1932)