Les Rois de la comédie
Les Rois de la comédie
Release: 2023-01-01
·★ 7.5
Documentary
At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The Hunchback”, Jacques Tati with “My Uncle” and Louis de Funès with “Oscar” at the theater. On the big screen or on stage, each of these artists has a unique style of humor. They are the kings of French comedy. But how did they manage to become true box office champions? How did they experience their immense popularity? How do they still influence the comedy genre? And above all, are- are they funny in life? Where is the line between their character in the cinema and their real personality?
Production Countries
France
Switzerland
Production Companies
Licange Productions
RTS
Cast
Jean-Pierre Melville
as Self (archive footage)
Patrick Préjean
as Narrator (voice)
Jacques Pessis
as Self
Danièle Thompson
as Self (archive footage)
Henri Verneuil
as Self (archive footage)
Fernandel
as Self (archive footage)
Annie Cordy
as Self (archive footage)
Georges Rostan
as Self
Louis de Funès
as Self (archive footage)
Jacques Balutin
as Self (archive footage)
Marina Vlady
as Self
Gérard Oury
as Self (archive footage)
Sophie Agacinski
as Self
Michel Galabru
as Self (archive footage)
Henri Guybet
as Self
Mei-Chen Chalais
as Self
Bernard Ménez
as Self
Catherine Rouvel
as Self
Yves Montand
as Self (archive footage)
Jacques Tati
as Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Fossey
as Self
Marcel Pagnol
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil
as Self (archive footage)
Françoise Deldick
as Self