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comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

film from 1958, directed by

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 ...

and starring

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. The film is based on the novel ''L'Affaire Blaireau'' (''The Blaireau Case'') by

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. The story had previously been adapted for the screen in 1923 and in 1932.

Plot

In the wine-growing village of Montpaillard, the humorless gamekeeper Parju is determined to bring in the wily poacher Blaireau. One night, he is accidentally knocked out by Armand Fléchard, a young piano teacher, but is convinced the attacker was Blaireau and has him arrested. However, Blaireau knows how to take advantage of any situation, and what he makes of being arrested benefits the entire village, including Fléchard and his girlfriend, Arabella, the daughter of the local landowner.

Cast

: Léon Blaireau, the poacher *

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: Ovide Parju, the gamekeeper *

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: Arabella de Chaville, the landowner's daughter *

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: Mme de Chaville, Arabella's mother *

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: Armand Fléchard, piano teacher and Arabella's beloved *

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: Monsieur Dubenoit, the mayor *

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: Léon de Chaville, the local landowner, Arabella's father *

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: Monsieur Bluette, director of the local jail *

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: Maître Guilloche, a lawyer, the mayor's political rival * Lucien Hubert: Auguste, a villager *

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: the public prosecutor *

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: Monsieur Lerechigneux, the judge *

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: Victor, the chief jailkeeper * Jean Bellanger: a prisoner, formerly a pedicurist *

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: Grégory, a prisoner * Henri Coutet: prisoner *

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: prisoner *

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: Léontine, Dubenoit's housekeeper *

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: admirer at the village fair * Colette Ricard: Mademoiselle Rose * Pierre Mirat: the owner of the local hotel *

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: assistant to the mayor *

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: policeman *

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: a legal assessor *

: wedding photographer * Marc Blanchard: Monsieur Duranfort *

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: prisoner * Jacques Couturier: policeman * Francis Lemarque: whistling prisoner *

Bernard Charlan Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern ...

: doctor *

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: Antoine, a prisoner, formerly a tailor * Jeanne de Funès (uncredited): admirer * Also: Fout-le-camp, a dog; Napoléon, a crow; Lucienne, a magpie; Parju, a pig; and the members of the "club de la fine gaule".

References

External links

* IMD

1958 films 1958 comedy films French comedy films 1950s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Yves Robert Films about hunting Remakes of French films Films based on French novels Pathé films 1950s French films Films scored by Jean Wiener {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub