Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)


  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1951-09-26
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: UGC Films
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: Henri Diamant-Berger
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Summary

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.

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  • Pierre Fresnay

    as M. Fabre
  • Elina Labourdette

    as La comtesse de la Porte
  • André Randall

    as John Stuart Mill
  • Georges Tabet

    as Le directeur du collège
  • Pierre Bertin

    as Napoléon III
  • Espanita Cortez

    as Eugénie de Montijo
  • France Descaut

    as Antonia Fabre
  • Olivier Hussenot

    as Le censeur d'Avignon
  • Denise Kerny

    as Aglaë âgée
  • Paul Bonifas

    as Le ministre Victor Duruy
  • Jacques Emmanuel

    as L'éditeur Charles Delagrave
  • Pierre Magnier

    as Charles Delagrave
  • Guy Haurey

    as Jules
  • Andrée Lafayette

    as
  • Henry Laverne

    as Le maire
  • Solange Varenne

    as La deuxième femme
  • Pierre Moncorbier

    as
  • Hubert Noël

    as Le fiancé d'Antonia
  • Albert Culloz

    as Le petit Jules Fabre
  • Catherine Culloz

    as Aglaë Fabre
  • Jean-Pierre Maurin

    as Le prince impérial
  • Patrick Dewaere

    as
  • Yves-Marie Maurin

    as
  • Elisabeth Hardy

    as Marie Fabre
  • Fernand Blot

    as L'aubergiste (uncredited)
  • Pierre Derome

    as (uncredited)
  • Roberto Rossellini

    as (uncredited)
  • Roger Vincent

    as (uncredited)
Directing Henri Diamant-Berger Director

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