Le Costaud des Batignolles
Le Costaud des Batignolles
Release: 1952-04-30
·Runtime: 83m
·★ 2.5
Comedy
Jules, small and weak, dreams of becoming a formidable athlete. He strives every morning to practice physical culture exercises and takes comforting tablets, without success. But he meets Nénette, a woman who, when he kisses her, suddenly endows him with prodigious strength.
Cast
Serge Nadaud
as Principal curator Anselme Carillon
François Joux
as The Doctor's assistant
Édouard Francomme
as A spectator at the entrance to the Vél d'hiv (uncredited)
Bernard Musson
as A spectator at the Vél d'hiv (uncredited)
Émile Riandreys
as A clerk from Heim (uncredited)
Jean Droze
as An onlooker at the fair / The soldier at the fair (uncredited)
Sophie Sel
as A customer on the terrace of 'Chez Albert' (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne
as Specialist Doctor
Jean Richard
as Policeman
Robert Le Fort
as Milou
André Chanu
as The announcer of the Vél d'Hiv
Jean-Max
as Pierrot
Paul Azaïs
as The owner of the Mala-bar (uncredited)
Gérard Oury
as Narrator (voice)
Colette Darfeuil
as Dédée
Alexandre Rignault
as 'Le gorille'
Hennery
as The organizer
Albert Augier
as A man hit by Jules at the fair (uncredited)
Raymond Pierson
as An onlooker at the fair / A spectator (uncredited)
Raymond Bussières
as Jules
Annette Poivre
as Nénette
Pierre Mondy
as Accomplice