Francis the First

Directed by Christian-Jaque
1937    1h 40m    Approved
6.6
Honorin (Fernandel) 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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Cast of Francis the First
  • FernandelHonorin
  • Mona GoyaElsa / Madeleine Ferron
  • Alice TissotMadame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
  • Aimé Simon-GirardFrançois Ier
  • Alexandre RignaultHenri VIII d'Angleterre
  • Henri BoscLuigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
  • Alexandre MihalescoCagliostro
  • René GéninCascaroni / L'aubergiste
  • Henri ValbelLe Padre
  • Charles LemontierLa Palice
  • Jean SinoëlLe fantôme
  • Jean MarconiLautrec
  • Paul DelonLe duc de Montmorency
  • Nicolas AmatoLe chevalier Bayard
  • Jacques VitryLe héraut
  • Paul FaivreUn seigneur
  • Pierre FervalUn forain
  • Teddy MichaudLe bourreau
  • Albert BroquinLe marchand de sucettes
  • Janine GuiseMaria
  • Claire Saint-HilaireMadame de Monchenut
  • Jeanne LamyLa duchesse de Montmorency

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