La joyeuse prison (1956)
1h 35m
Running Time
June 29, 1956Release Date
Plot.
Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle transforms the jail-house into a joyful prison, where all the inmates live amicably together. Among them, various colorful characters : a farmer, a poacher, a distiller, a forger, two pickpockets, a safe-cracker, a gangster and... a good-looking guy who pleases Rosette, Benoit's daughter, well. But too much leniency takes its toll : after Vauclin, the gangster, manages to escape and a complaint is filed against "the deplorable disorder reigning in the joyful prison", Benoit is given early retirement. He will know how to take advantage of his new status live a joyful life with his wife, his daughter and André, his son in law, in fact the nice-looking young prisoner who, in the meantime, has been cleared of all charges.
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Cast & Crew.
![Michel Simon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22301-michel-simon.webp)
Michel Simon
Benoit, the chief guard
![Ded Rysel](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/806013-ded-rysel.webp)
Ded Rysel
Auguste Tuboeuf, inmate farmer
![Paulette Dubost](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26700-paulette-dubost.webp)
Paulette Dubost
Justine Benoit
![Lisette Lebon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/467220-lisette-lebon.webp)
Lisette Lebon
Rosette Benoit
![Michel Roux](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92331-michel-roux.webp)
Michel Roux
André Chauvin
![Christian Alers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/43499-christian-alers.webp)
Christian Alers
The sub-prefect
![Georges Baconnet](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Georges Baconnet
Ferdinand Bouchonnet
![Francis Boyer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Francis Boyer
![Henri Coutet](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Henri Coutet
Gustave
![Robert Dalban](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10928-robert-dalban.webp)
Robert Dalban
Vauclin, inmate gangster
![Paul Derly](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul Derly
Breton, safe-cracking inmate
![Émile Genevois](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/53314-emile-genevois.webp)
Émile Genevois
'Petit Louis', burglar inmate
![Marguerite Héliès](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marguerite Héliès
The sub-prefect
![Marcel Rouzé](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/44145-marcel-rouze.webp)
Marcel Rouzé
The brigadier
![Maryse Martin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/198802-maryse-martin.webp)
Maryse Martin
Charlotte Tuboeuf
![Paul Faivre](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92276-paul-faivre.webp)
Paul Faivre
Filasse, poacher inmate
Details.
Wiki.
The film is called La Joyeuse Prison.