Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
September 26, 1951Release Date
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Pierre Fresnay
Jean-Henri Fabre
Elina Labourdette
La comtesse de La Porte
André Randall
Le philosophe John Stuart Mill
Georges Tabet
Le directeur d'Avignon
Pierre Bertin
Napoléon III
Espanita Cortez
L'impératrice Eugénie
France Descaut
Antonia Fabre
Olivier Hussenot
Le censeur d'Avignon
Denise Kerny
Aglaë âgée
Paul Bonifas
Le ministre Victor Duruy
Jacques Emmanuel
L'éditeur Charles Delagrave
Henri Diamant-Berger
Director
Pierre Magnier
Charles Delagrave
Jack Kirkland
Writer
Guy Haurey
Jules
Walter Futter
Writer
Henry Laverne
Le maire
Solange Varenne
La deuxième femme
André Halley des Fontaines
Producer
Hubert d'Auriol
Composer
Hubert Noël
Le fiancé d'Antonia
Albert Culloz
Le petit Jules Fabre
Claude Renoir
Cinematographer
Horace Woodard
Cinematographer
Media.
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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. 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.