A watchman with a sensitive heart, Fernand falls in love with Violette and Pervenche, two of the daughters of his boss, Maître Arno. At a bullfight starring three attractive Spaniards, the girls and their sister Marguerite - with whom Fernand's companion Rémy is in love - compete in charm, to the despair of both suitors. Followed by Marina, a pretty girl who seems to take a keen interest in Fernand, the two friends decide to retire to Les Martigues, far from their belles. But soon annoyed by Marina's insistence, Fernand returns to Maître Arno's manade, while Rémy decides to become a bullfighter to win back Marguerite.
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Fernand Raynaud
Fernand Cyprien de Chalamond
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Danielle Godet
Marina
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Captain Fracasse
That Splendid November
Maurice de Canonge
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Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Henri Alibert
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The Grand Hotel Affair
Les Gangsters du château d'If
René Allamelle
Antoine Balpêtré
The tramp
Known for
Diary of a Country Priest
The Counterfeiters of Paris
Jean Martinetti
Juliette Saint-Giniez
Fransined
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There Once Was a Cop
Jean Franval
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A Pain in the Ass
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Ingrid Harrisson
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En las arenas negras
Not Delivered
José Luis Heredia
Known for
The Wheelchair
Maurice de Canonge Director · René Sarvil Writer Juliette Saint-Giniez Writer
First release August 13, 1958 · Original title Arènes joyeuses
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Original title
Arènes joyeuses
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 13, 1958
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