It Happened on the 36 Candles
C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles
Release: 1957-10-16
·Runtime: 105m
·★ 2.0
Comedy
Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a good-looking man working on the famous RTF entertainment show 36 Chandelles. The show ultimately seals the reunion of the two estranged young lovers. The story features a parade of music-hall stars from the era: Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Georges Guétary, Juliette Gréco, Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault, Fernand Raynaud, Georges Ulmer and many more.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Panoramas-Films
Les Films Fernand Rivers
Le Film d'art
Eden
Cast
Jane Sourza
as Mrs. Desjardins, Minister of Youth and Sports
Guy Bertil
as Hugues, minister's nephew
Jacques Riberolles
as Michel, Brigitte's fiancé
Silvia Solar
as Myra
Lona Rita
as Sweeper
Max Elloy
as Usher
Paul Demange
as Concierge
René Hiéronimus
as Ambroise
Denise Kerny
as Secretary
André Gabriello
as Self
Lucien Raimbourg
as Garousse
Suzet Maïs
as Mathilde Magnin, Brigitte's mother
Andrex
as Self (uncredited)
Françoise Arnoul
as Self (uncredited)
Cécile Aubry
as Self (uncredited)
Jean-Christophe Averty
as Assistant director (uncredited)
Charles Aznavour
as Self (uncredited)
Philippe Clay
as Self (uncredited)
Jean Cocteau
as Self (uncredited)
Christian Duvaleix
as Self (uncredited)
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
as Self (uncredited)
Juliette Gréco
as Self (uncredited)
Catherine Langeais
as Self (uncredited)
Pierre Larquey
as Self (uncredited)
Odette Laure
as Self (uncredited)
Jean Nohain
as Self (uncredited)
Roger Pierre
as Self (uncredited)
Annette Poivre
as Self (uncredited)
Fernand Raynaud
as Self (uncredited)
Jean Richard
as Self (uncredited)
Jean-Marc Thibault
as Self (uncredited)
Jean Tissier
as Self (uncredited)
Charles Trenet
as Self (uncredited)
