Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Drama, Comedy | Sept. 26, 1951

It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.

Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Drama, Comedy | Sept. 26, 1951

Amazing Monsieur Fabre
It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
Producers Le Film d'Art, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), Fidès, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
Original title Monsieur Fabre
Directors Henri Diamant-Berger
Writers

Cast

Pierre Fresnay

as M. Fabre

Elina Labourdette

as La comtesse de la Porte

André Randall

as John Stuart Mill

Georges Tabet

as Le directeur du collège

Pierre Bertin

as Napoléon III

Espanita Cortez

as Eugénie de Montijo

France Descaut

as Antonia Fabre

Olivier Hussenot

as Le censeur d'Avignon

Denise Kerny

as Aglaë âgée

Paul Bonifas

as Le ministre Victor Duruy

Jacques Emmanuel

as L'éditeur Charles Delagrave

Pierre Magnier

as Charles Delagrave

Guy Haurey

as Jules

Henry Laverne

as Le maire

Solange Varenne

as La deuxième femme

Hubert Noël

as Le fiancé d'Antonia

Albert Culloz

as Le petit Jules Fabre

Catherine Culloz

as Aglaë Fabre

Jean-Pierre Maurin

as Le prince impérial

Elisabeth Hardy

as Marie Fabre

Fernand Blot

as L'aubergiste (uncredited)

Pierre Derome

as (uncredited)

Roberto Rossellini

as (uncredited)

Roger Vincent

as (uncredited)