The Happiest Place on EarthDirected by Marcel Bluwal
Produced by Septembre Productions
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 2 h
French release : 28/04/1999
Production year : 1998
DirectorActorsSynopsisOccupied France, 1942. Encouraged by the pro-Nazi French government, a movie producer sets out to make a film on Jean Mermoz, the legendary flying ace whose feats stir every schoolboy's heart. An actor who resembles Mermoz is cast for the part. Days before the movie wraps, the actor is caught in a roundup and ends up post-synching his role through the barbwire of a concentration camp. Production photos (4) The Happiest Place on Earth  The Happiest Place on Earth  The Happiest Place on Earth  The Happiest Place on Earth
Production and distributionAssociate production company : Septembre Productions
Co-production : France 2 Cinéma, Bavaria Film Gmbh
Film export/Foreign Sales : Films Distribution
French distribution : Warner Bros.Entertainment
Full creditsAdaptation/Dialogue Writer : Jean-Claude Grumberg
Screenwriters : Marcel Bluwal, Jean-Claude Grumberg
Director of Photography : Philippe Pavans de Cecatty
Sound Recordist : Jean-Louis Richet
Production Manager : Yves Dutheil
Press Attaché (film) : Nicole Sonneville
Editor : Anna Ruiz
Production Designers : Catherine Bluwal, Pierre Voisin
Music Composer : Antoine Duhamel
Costume Designer : Catherine Gorne-Achdjian
Location Manager : Guillaume Favreau
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : Majority French (France, Germany)
Production year : 1998
French release : 28/04/1999
Runtime : 2 h
Current status : Released
Visa number : 92.722
Visa issue date : 11/12/1998
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
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