King Pandora

King Pandora
Directed byAndré Berthomieu
Written byAndré Berthomieu
Pierre Ferrari
André Hornez
Robert Picq
Based onLe Roi Pandore by Maurice Coriem
Produced byRay Ventura
StarringBourvil
Mathilde Casadesus
Paulette Dubost
CinematographyCharles Suin
Edited byLouisette Hautecoeur
Music byBruno Coquatrix
Production
company
Hoche Productions
Distributed byHéraut Film
Release date
  • 31 March 1950 (1950-03-31)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office3 625 511 admissions (France)[1]

King Pandora (French: Le Roi Pandore) is a 1950 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Mathilde Casadesus and Paulette Dubost.[2] [3] It was a sizeable box office hit.[4] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.

Synopsis

Following a large inheritance policemen Léon Ménard marries the attractive Queen Marika. However, he is swindled out of his money and returns to the police. His wife, deeply in love with him, is happy with this.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Bourvil Box Office". Box Office Story.
  2. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/3332/le-roi-pandore
  3. ^ Crisp p.320
  4. ^ "Bourvil Box Office". Box Office Story.

Bibliography

  • Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015.


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