Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957 film
- 24 May 1957 (1957-05-24)
Running time
Italy
Sénéchal the Magnificent (French: Sénéchal le magnifique) is a 1957 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Nadia Gray and Madeleine Barbulée.[1][2] It was shot at Billancourt Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It is also known by the alternative title His Greatest Role.
Cast
- Fernandel as François, Lucien Sénéchal
- Nadia Gray as La princesse Marida Ludibescu
- Madeleine Barbulée as Mme Roberte
- Simone Paris as L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval
- Robert Pizani as Le prince Alexandre
- Suzanne Dehelly as La malade
- Roland Armontel as Carlini
- Paul Azaïs as Le garagiste - mécanicien du car
- Georges Baconnet as Le président du tribunal
- Sacha Briquet as Le représentant en télévision
- Jacqueline Caurat as Nicole, une soubrette
- Albert Dinan as Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon
- Giovanni Guarducci as M. de La Torre - attaché d'ambassade
- Georges Lannes as Castel-Boissac
- Jacques Mancier as M. Bardin - le responsible de la tournée théâtrale
- Serge Nadaud as L'acteur qui joue M.Serval
- Gaston Orbal as Le directeur du théâtre
- Liliane Patrick as Mado Clarieux
- André Philip as Beluze
- Pierre Stéphen as Un joueur de poker
- Hélène Tossy as Mme Léon
- Georges Chamarat as Le colonel Trochu
- Jeanne Aubert as La colonelle Trochu
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1956-1960. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- Sénéchal the Magnificent at IMDb
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Films directed by Jean Boyer
- Calais-Dover (1931)
- Monsieur, Madame and Bibi (1932)
- Antonia (1935)
- Counsel for Romance (1936)
- On the Road (1936)
- Mother Love (1938)
- My Priest Among the Rich (1938)
- Cocoanut (1939)
- Extenuating Circumstances (1939)
- Miquette (1940)
- Serenade (1940)
- The Acrobat (1941)
- Romance of Paris (1941)
- Frederica (1942)
- Prince Charming (1942)
- At Your Command, Madame (1942)
- Bolero (1942)
- The Lucky Star (1943)
- The Devil Goes to Boarding School (1944)
- That's Not the Way to Die (1946)
- The Adventures of Casanova (1947)
- Mademoiselle Has Fun (1948)
- All Roads Lead to Rome (1949)
- Brilliant Waltz (1949)
- The Prize (1950)
- We Will All Go to Paris (1950)
- Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
- Monte Carlo Baby (1951)
- An Artist with Ladies (1952)
- Crazy for Love (1952)
- Women of Paris (1953)
- A Hundred Francs a Second (1953)
- My Seven Little Sins (1954)
- The Country of the Campanelli (1954)
- Madelon (1955)
- The Terror with Women (1956)
- Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956)
- Mademoiselle and Her Gang (1957)
- Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957)
- The Lord's Vineyard (1958)
- Nina (1959)
- The Indestructible (1959)
- It's Not My Business (1962)
- Virginie (1962)
- The Bamboo Stroke (1963)
- Relax Darling (1964)
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