François 1er

François 1er

100 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Feb. 17, 1937

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

François 1er

100 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Feb. 17, 1937

François 1er
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Les Productions Calamy
Original title François 1er
Directors Christian-Jaque
Writers Paul Fékété

Cast

Fernandel

as Honorin

Mona Goya

as Elsa / Madeleine Ferron

Alice Tissot

as Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine

Aimé Simon-Girard

as François Ier

Alexandre Rignault

as Henri VIII d'Angleterre

Henri Bosc

as Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron

Alexandre Mihalesco

as Cagliostro

René Génin

as Cascaroni / L'aubergiste

Henri Valbel

as Le Padre

Charles Lemontier

as La Palice

Jean Sinoël

as Le fantôme

Jean Marconi

as Lautrec

Paul Delon

as Le duc de Montmorency

Nicolas Amato

as Le chevalier Bayard

Jacques Vitry

as Le héraut

Paul Faivre

as Un seigneur

Pierre Ferval

as Un forain

Teddy Michaud

as Le bourreau

Albert Broquin

as Le marchand de sucettes

Janine Guise

as Maria

Claire Saint-Hilaire

as Madame de Monchenut

Jeanne Lamy

as La duchesse de Montmorency