Monsieur Fabre

Monsieur Fabre
Directed byHenri Diamant-Berger
Written byJack Kirkland
Henri Diamant-Berger
Walter Futter
Produced byRaymond Borderie
Henri Diamant-Berger
Walter Futter
Walter Rupp
StarringPierre Fresnay
Elina Labourdette
André Randall
CinematographyClaude Renoir
Horace Woodard
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Music byHubert d'Auriol
Production
company
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Distributed byL'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique
Release date
  • 14 September 1951 (1951-09-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Monsieur Fabre is a 1951 French historical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette and André Randall. It was produced by Diamant-Berger and Walter Futter.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was on 35mm film, in 1,37:1 format, with monophonic sound. It was released in France on 5 July 1951.

Plot

It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.

Cast

Crew

References

  1. ^ "Edith Piaf Will Star in Kirkland Film Play; Keith Andes in Debut". The Los Angeles Times. 4 October 1951. p. 45. Retrieved 25 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Then aged 4, this was his first film role.


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