Merlusse (1935)
1h 12m
Running Time
December 6, 1935Release Date
Plot.
"Merlusse" is French schoolboy slang for codfish, and M. Blanchard, a professor at a certain lycée, was known to his victims by that name. On Christmas eve, when some twenty of the students—orphans, foreigners or just plain "unwanteds"—had to remain in the boarding school, Merlusse is placed in charge. His glass eye glares at them stonily, his good one with no less severity. He sets them to tasks, marches like a proctor up and down the aisles, exacts to the utmost the last measure of discipline. But when the youngsters awake in the morning, there are toys by each bed in the dormitory and M. Blanchard, no longer to be called Merlusse, is exposed for the softhearted fraud he is.
Where to Watch.
No streaming offers found
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Henri Poupon
Blanchard dit Merlusse
André Pollack
Le proviseur
André Pollack
Le proviseur
Annie Toinon
Nathalie
Thommeray
Le censeur
Marcel Pagnol
Director
Vincent Scotto
Composer
Fernand Bruno
Catusse
Albert Assouad
Cinematographer
Robert Aviérinos
Lupin
Jean Castan
Galubert
Robert Chaux
Godard
Le Petit Jacques
Villepontoux
Dernard
Delacre
d'Armans
Philippard
John Dubrou
Pic
Jean Inglesakis
Molinard
Le-Van-Kim
Macaque
Rellys
L'appariteur
André Robert
Le surveillant général
Armando Rossi
Le concierge
Suzanne de Troeye
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 6, 1935
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
Filming LocationsMarseille, France
Genres
Wiki.
Merlusse is a 1935 French comedy drama film written and directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Henri Poupon, André Pollack and Annie Toinon. It was shot at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille, which Pagnol had himself once attended. It should not be confused with the Merlusse fairy, a depiction of Melusine in the Vosges (France).
You May Also Like.
Look at the other titles that might be interesting for you