Francis the First
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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.
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Fernandel
Honorin
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Mona Goya
Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
Known for
The Old Guard
Alice Tissot
Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
Also in
The Colonel's Account
Madame Bovary
Aimé Simon-Girard
François Ier
Also in
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Rignault
Henri VIII d'Angleterre
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
The Return of Don Camillo
Henri Bosc
Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
Known for
Hôtel du Nord
Alexandre Mihalesco
Cagliostro
Known for
Marius
René Génin
Cascaroni / L'aubergiste
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Daybreak
Henri Valbel
Le Padre
Also in
The Robber Symphony
The New Gentlemen
Charles Lemontier
La Palice
Known for
Robinson Crusoeland
Jean Marconi
Lautrec
Also in
La Femme et le rossignol
La Belle Équipe
Paul Delon
Le duc de Montmorency
Also in
Eternal Conflict
No Pity for Women
Christian-Jaque Director · Paul Fékété Screenplay
First release February 17, 1937 · Produced in France · Working title Les Amours de la Belle Ferronnière
Production
Les Productions Calamy
Production
France
Produced in
Les Amours de la Belle Ferronnière
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Languages
Original title
François 1er
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 17, 1937
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No release date listed for United States.
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