''Three Sailors'' (French: ''Trois de la marine'') is a 1957 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Maurice de Canonge Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.222 He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon. Selected filmography Director * ''Inspector Grey'' (1936) * '' Captain ...

and starring

Marcel Merkès Marcel Merkès (7 July 1920 – 30 March 2007) was a French tenor operetta singer. Merkès was born in Bordeaux. After receiving several prizes in singing at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, he started at the age of 22 years at the Grand Théâtr ...

Henri Génès Henri Génès (2 July 1919 – 22 August 2005) was a French singer and actor who appeared in such films as '' The Sucker'', ''La Grande Vadrouille'', ''The Brain'', '' The Counterfeit Constable'', and '' The Little Bather''. He was born in Tarbe ...

and

Jeannette Batti Jeannette Batti (1921–2011) was a French film actress. Partial filmography * ''Shop Girls of Paris'' (1943) - Une vendeuse (uncredited) * '' Le Roi des resquilleurs'' (1945) - Lulu * '' Back Streets of Paris'' (1946) - Mona * ''Une nuit à T ...

.Goble p.6 The film was made at the

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with sets designed by the

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. It was shot in

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Cast

as Antonin Brémond *

as Honoré *

as Angèle *

Jean Carmet Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Life and career Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internatio ...

as Papillote *

Colette Deréal Colette Deréal (; born Colette Denise de Glarélial; 22 September 1927 – 12 April 1988) was a French actress and singer. Eurovision Song Contest 1961 Deréal was born in Saint-Cyr-l'École, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), France. In 1961, D ...

as Patricia * Paulette Merval as Mireille *

Jean-Roger Caussimon Jean-Roger Caussimon (24 July 1918 – 19 October 1985) was a French singer-songwriter and film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1945 and 1985 but is better known for having worked with poet-singer Léo Ferré. Discography Studio albu ...

as Éric Bergen *

Jean Murat Jean Murat (13 July 1888, in Périgueux – 5 January 1968, in Aix-en-Provence) was a French actor. He was married to the French actress Annabella. Selected filmography * ''Sex'' (1920) * ''La Galerie des monstres'' (1924), as Sveti * '' Carme ...

as Le chef des services secrets * Victoria Marino as Peppina *

René Sarvil René Sarvil (18 January 1901 – 31 March 1975) was a French actor. Sarvil was born in Toulon, France, and died in 1975 in Marseille. Partial filmography * '' Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * ''Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de B ...

as Arsène * Les Ballets de Mary-Jo Weldon as Themselves * Pierre Janin *

Philippe Janvier Philippe Janvier is a French paleontologist, specialising in Palaeozoic vertebrates, who currently works at the Museum National de l’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He has written several books and scientific papers on Palaeozoic vertebrates and ...

Josselin Josselin (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. History St Meriadek is said to have founded a chapel there during the 4th century. Much later Josselin became a stronghold of the House of Rohan. An ...

* Jonny Mary *

Milly Mathis Milly Mathis (September 8, 1901 – March 30, 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on September 8, 1901, as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in Marseilles, France, she made her film debut with a small, ...

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1957 films 1957 comedy films French comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Maurice de Canonge Seafaring films Remakes of French films Films based on operettas Films shot at Victorine Studios 1950s French films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub

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