His Father's Portrait
Le portrait de son père
Release: 1953-10-29
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 5.0
Comedy
Paul has to leave his country home to collect his father's inheritance of a department store. A natural-born son, Paul's stepmother gives him a cold reception, and he's appalled by the behavior of his half-sister Dominique, an existentialist of the highest order. Paul's gumption restores the Galeries Parisiennes to its former glory, and he gives a farewell present to a more subdued Dominique. He returns to his village, arm in arm with the wise Marie-Louise, ex-saleswoman at the Grand Magasin.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Bertho Films
Orsay Films
Cast
Jean Richard
as Paul Durand
Max Desrau
as Le vendeur des "Gant Perrin"
Maurice Nasil
as Grégorian, le profiteur, l'escroc
Michèle Philippe
as Melle Marie-Louise, la vendeuse du rayon Ameublement Décoration
Frédéric Duvallès
as M. Boudignon, le directeur du magasin
Charles Bouillaud
as M. Martin, le comptable "complice" du magasin
Philippe Mareuil
as Michel, le dessinateur du magasin
Roger Pierre
as Un jeune artiste de la cave
Daniel Cauchy
as Un jeune blanc bec prétention de la cave
Brigitte Bardot
as Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
Paul Faivre
as Le notaire
Mona Goya
as Mme mère Dupond-Durand
Maurice Biraud
as Didier, le snob, prétentieux, parasite
Robert Rollis
as Ferdinand, le vendeur du rayon Installation Ménagère
Max Elloy
as Tricot, le chauffeur, à la pension de famille de Marie-Lousie
