Le Petit Café
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1919
French release19/12/1919
Runtime
1h 6m
Synopsis
This picture, based on a play by the same name, features influential comic Max Linder as a waiter who inherits two million francs. But Max can't quit his job because his uncle's old servant has schemed with the cafe's owner to get a cut of the money by binding him to a contract -- Max must work at the cafe for 20 years; if he quits, he must forfeit half a million francs. To keep the whole inheritance, he stays at his job, but at night he moves with Paris' most fashionable inhabitants. Finally, he falls in love with his boss' daughter and willingly gives up everything for her.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Diamant
- French distribution : Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Henri Diamant-Berger
- Adaptation : Henri Diamant-Berger, Raymond Bernard
- Director of Photography : Marc Bujard
- Editor : Raymond Bernard
- Author of original work : Tristan Bernard
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : Silent
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1919
- French release : 19/12/1919
- Runtime : 1 h 6 min
- Current status : Released
- Approval :
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Silent
