Les rois de la comédie

Nicolas Henry
2023-01-01


9
0 min

At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The Hunchback”, Jacques Tati with “My Uncle” and Louis de Funès with “Oscar” at the theater. On the big screen or on stage, each of these artists has a unique style of humor. They are the kings of French comedy. But how did they manage to become true box office champions? How did they experience their immense popularity? How do they still influence the comedy genre? And above all, are- are they funny in life? Where is the line between their character in the cinema and their real personality?

Cast

Name Character Team
Fernandel Self (archive footage) Unowned
Jacques Tati Self (archive footage) Unowned
Bourvil Self (archive footage) Unowned
Louis de Funès Self (archive footage) Unowned
Patrick Préjean Narrator (voice) Unowned
Brigitte Fossey Self Unowned
Mei-Chen Chalais Self Unowned
Françoise Deldick Self Unowned
Sophie Agacinski Self Unowned
Nicole Lyss Self Unowned
Bernard Ménez Self Unowned
Jacques Pessis Self Unowned
Albert Mathieu Self Unowned
Luc Larriba Self Unowned
Danièle Thompson Self (archive footage) Unowned
Michel Galabru Self (archive footage) Unowned
Catherine Rouvel Self Unowned
Marcel Pagnol Self (archive footage) Unowned
Isabelle Nohain Raimu Self Unowned
Jacques Balutin Self (archive footage) Unowned
Marina Vlady Self Unowned
Annie Cordy Self (archive footage) Unowned
Akila Assas Self Unowned
Georges Rostan Self Unowned
Henri Verneuil Self (archive footage) Unowned
Gérard Oury Self (archive footage)) Unowned
Jean-Pierre Melville Self (archive footage) Unowned
Yves Montand Self (archive footage) Unowned
Henri Guybet Self Unowned