''An Idiot in Paris'' (French: ) is a 1967 French

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Serge Korber Serge Korber (1 February 1936 – 23 January 2022) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1962 and 2007. Successful as the director of comedies starring Louis de Funès in ''L'homme orchestre'' and '' ...

and starring Dany Carrel,

Jean Lefebvre Jean Marcel Lefebvre (3 October 1919Some sources indicate he was born in 1922. – 9 July 2004) was a French film actor. His erratic studies were interrupted by World War II. Taken prisoner and then requisitioned as a laborer, he escaped to joi ...

and

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. Life and career Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. His rotund featu ...

.Rège p.279

Cast

* Dany Carrel as Juliette dite 'La fleur' *

as Goubi *

as Léon Dessertine *

Robert Dalban Robert Dalban (born Gaston Barré; 19 July 1903 – 3 April 1987) was a French actor. His work included stage acting, roles in TV shows and dubbing American stars. Moreover, he was a fixture in French cinema for many decades. Selected filmogra ...

as Patouilloux * Micheline Luccioni as Lucienne - une prostituée * Fernand Berset as Jules Grafouillères *

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 internat ...

as Ernest Grafouillères *

Albert Rémy Albert Rémy (; 9 April 1915 – 26 January 1967) was a French actor best known for his supporting roles in François Truffaut's first two feature films. He played Antoine Doinel's father in ''The 400 Blows'' and Charlie Koller's (Charles Aznavo ...

as Rabichon, le restaurateur *

Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont (; 28 October 1938 – 25 July 2013) was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave". In 1999 she told ''The New York Times'' her work was "the motor of my e ...

as Berthe Patouilloux *

André Pousse André Pousse (20 October 1919 – 9 September 2005) was a noted French actor and, in his youth, also a notable cyclist. Biography While primarily known as a leading French actor, André Pousse began his professional career as a cyclist (prim ...

as Le chauffeur de taxi *

Paul Préboist Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 March 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic actor. Filmography Theater References External links *Paul Préboista ...

as Le gardien du square / Square Guardian * Philippe Avron as François Flutiaux *

Yves Robert Yves Robert (; 19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting w ...

as Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM / Man by the Seine * Lucien Raimbourg as Catolle *

Jeanne Pérez Jeanne Pérez (28 September 1894 – 11 May 1975) was a French actress in 71 films, TV movies and series between 1930 and 1975. Filmography References External links * 1894 births 1975 deaths French film actresses People from Ca ...

as Germaine Catolle * Hubert de Lapparent as Police inspector Pingeon * Robert Castel as Un agent de police * Jean-Claude Massoulier as Un inspecteur *

Pierre Richard Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a France, French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Richard is considered by some, such a ...

as L'agent de police Boudinos

References

Bibliography

* Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1967 films French comedy films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Serge Korber Films set in Paris Gaumont (company) films 1967 comedy films Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard 1960s French films Films based on French novels Films based on works by René Fallet {{1960s-France-film-stub