Would-Be Gentleman
7.3
M. Jourdain is a cloth merchant who wants to become a gentleman, learning dance, music, fencing and philosophy. Mme Jourdain is worried about Dorante's expenses and prefers her daughter Lucile to marry Cléonte. The two young men's servants use subterfuge to get M. Jourdain to accept Cléonte as son-in-law. They fake the arrival of the Grand Turk's son in Paris, and, in an Oriental ballet, confer upon M. Jourdain the title of Mammamouchi, his daughter marrying the son of the Grand Turk, who is none other than Cléonte in disguise.
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Jean Meyer
Covielle, Cléonte's valet
Known for
The Sucker
Louis Seigner
Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois
Known for
L'Eclisse
The Truth
Robert Manuel
the music master
Known for
Rififi
The Black Tulip
Georges Chamarat
the master of philosophy
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Diabolique
Jean Piat
Cléonte, in love with Lucile
Known for
Rider on the Rain
Kaena: The Prophecy
Georges Descrières
Dorante, count, lover of Dorimene
Known for
Two for the Road
Jacques Eyser
the fencing master
Known for
The Sucker
Stavisky...
Jacques Charon
the dancing master
Known for
Cartouche
The Red Inn
Andrée de Chauveron
Madame Jourdain
Also in
The Bonnadieu House
Mammy
Micheline Boudet
Nicole, servant
Known for
Nothing About Robert
Le Créateur
Marie Sabouret
Dorimène, marquise
Known for
Rififi
Michèle Grellier
Lucile, daughter of M. Jourdain
Also in
Clash of Steel
La Difficulté d'être infidèle
Molière Author · Henri Alekan Cinematographer Claude Durand Editor
United States release March 22, 1960 · Produced in France · Production Filmsonor, La Comédie-Française
Production
Les Productions Cinématographiques
Production
Filmsonor
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La Comédie-Française
Production
France
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Original title
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 19, 1958
Theatrical
United States · March 22, 1960
Theatrical
Germany
February 4, 1964 · TV · West Germany
Japan
March 21, 1967 · Theatrical
Russia
October 19, 1959 · Theatrical · Rostov-on-Don
November 9, 1959 · Theatrical · Moscow
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