Monsignor
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1949
French release16/12/1949
Runtime1 h 36 min
Synopsis
An archivist named Piétrefond thinks he’s found a descendant of Louis XVI in the person of a simple locksmith, Mennechain, who thus becomes a pretender to the throne fêted by the cream of high society. Mennechain is about to give up his fiancée, when Piétrefond reveals the entire adventure as a swindle.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (23)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Roger Richebé
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
- French distribution : Les Films Roger Richebé
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Roger Richebé
- Screenwriters : Pierre Lestringuez, Roger Richebé
- Dialogue Writer : Carlo Rim
- Director of Photography : Philippe Agostini
- Music Composer : Henri Verdun
- Assistant Director : Paul Feyder
- Editor : Yvonne Martin
- Sound recordists : Louis Kieffer, Roger Rampillon
- Costume designer : Pierre Balmain
- Author of original work : Jean Martet
- Production Manager : René Montis
- Production Designer : Jacques Krauss
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
