''Three Days of Fun in Paris'' (French: ''Trois jours de bringue à Paris'') is a 1954 French

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directed by

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and starring Lucien Baroux,

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and

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. It was based on a play by

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.Goble p.270 It was shot at the

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Studios and on location around

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau.

Synopsis

A group of men from the provinces save up their money and head to

for three days. Soon they run into trouble with the police and have a series of adventures which convinces them of the superiority and security of their own small town.

Cast

* Lucien Baroux as Théophile Chambourcy, capitaine des pompiers *

as L'agent matrimonial Cocarel *

as Le cultivateur Colladan * Robert Arnoux as Le commissaire * Georges Bever as Le percepeteur Baucantin * Raymond Cordy as Le garçon de restaurant * Félix Oudart as Le pharmacien Cordembois * Catherine Cheiney as Blanche * Jean-Michel Rankovitch as Sylvain * Marcel Roche as Le notaire Félix Renaudier * Gloria Velasquez as La chanteuse * Jean-Louis Bacqué as Le brigadier * Milly Mathis as Léonida Chambourcy

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1954 films French comedy films 1954 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Émile Couzinet French black-and-white films 1950s French films French films based on plays Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub