How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

Name: How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Director: Gilles Grangier
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1965-10-28
Duration: 6000000 s
Cast: Bernard Blier, Dominique Davray, Henri Virlogeux

Directed by Gilles Grangier, Georges Lautner

1965 1h 40mComedy, Drama

6.340%

It is with a heavy heart that Monsieur Charles has to close his Parisian brothel in 1946, following new legislation outlawing such establishments. As a parting gift, he offers the brothel's red lantern to one of his star employees, Lucette.

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Cast of How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

Bernard BlierCharles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Dominique DavrayMadame Blanche, wife of Charles (segment “La Fermeture”)
Henri VirlogeuxRegular doctor of the brothel (segment "La Fermeture")
Frank VillardMarcel Froment, boss of the “Panier Fleuri”, Toulon (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Jacques MarinSecond-hand dealer and mover who buys furniture (segment "La Fermeture")
Yori BertinColette, boarder (segment "La Fermeture" & “Le Procès”)
Michèle BardolletBoarder (segment "La Fermeture")
Jean LefebvreLéonard Maburon, “Léo le solitaire”, burglar (segment "Le Procès")
Andréa ParisyBaroness Seychelles du Hautpas, born Lucette Granu (segment "Le Procès")
Pierre BertinPresident of the tribunal (segment "Le Procès")
Jean CarmetPaulo, accomplice of Léonard Maburon (segment "Le Procès")
Darry CowlLéonard Maburon's defense lawyer (segment "Le Procès")
Bernard DhéranLawyer of Baroness Seychelles du Hautpas (segment "Le Procès")
Albert MichelCourt clerk (segment "Le Procès")
Louis de FunèsLéon Haudepin, general insurance agent (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Mireille DarcMarie Truchet, aka 'Éloïse' (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Jean RichardPaul Arnaud, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Bernadette LafontSophie, prostitute (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
María Rosa RodríguezCarmen, Spanish prostitute (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Gianna SerraGirl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Hubert DeschampsJudge Hardouin, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Gabriel GobinMaître Leproux, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Jean-Pierre MoutierLéon Haudepin's deputy (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Albert RémyPolice Inspector Grannu (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Guy GrossoGédeon, pimp (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Régine MotteGirl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Lydie MuguetGirl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Françoise VatelBoarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Micheline LuccioniCarmen, boarder with varices (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Catherine SamieBoarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
MargaretteBoarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Jacques LegrasSwiss customer of the "auto show" (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Jean-Luc BideauSwiss customer of the "auto show" (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Aline BertrandMrs. Pauline, former resident... retired (segment “La Fermeture” & "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Josy GuadelFormer boarder (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Bernard MussonAssessor judge (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Paul MerceyLucette's client with a dog (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Édouard FrancommeMan carrying files to the court (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Adrien Cayla-LegrandBrigadier in tribunal (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Billy KearnsJames J. Gordon, wealthy Texan, lover of the Baroness (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Louis ViretPhotographer of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Philippe CastelliMr. Boudu, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Lucien FrégisMember of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Andrée TainsyGermaine, Léon's housekeeper (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Juliet MillsNurse (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Gilles GrangierDirector
Georges LautnerDirector
Albert SimoninWriter
Henryk ChroscickiProducer
Robert DorfmannProducer
Yvon GuézelProducer