Cadet Rousselle (film)

Cadet Rousselle is a 1954 French comedy adventure film directed by André Hunebelle and starring François Périer, Dany Robin and Madeleine Lebeau. It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Francoeur Studios in Paris and on location in Nemours, Saint-Yon and Égreville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It takes its title from a traditional song of the same title. It was a popular success in France, attracting four million spectators.[1]

Cadet Rousselle
Directed byAndré Hunebelle
Written byJean Halain
Jean-Paul Lacroix
Produced byRené Bezard
Pierre Cabaud
Paul Cadéac
André Hunebelle
Adrien Remaugé
StarringFrançois Périer
Dany Robin
Madeleine Lebeau
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Edited byJean Feyte
Music byJean Marion
Production
companies
Production Artistique et Cinématographique
Pathé Production
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 20 October 1954 (1954-10-20)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

edit

After a fight, cadet Rousselle is forced to leave his hometown and sets out for Paris. On the way he has several adventures, including being attacked by highwaymen. He encounters a group of touring actors who, unknown to him, are Royalist agents committed to overturning the French Revolution and he soon finds himself embroiled in danger.

Cast

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Hayward p.33

Bibliography

edit
  • Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
edit