Francis the First

1h 40min

Comedy

Fantasy

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

Cast

Fernandel

Fernandel

Honorin
Mona Goya

Mona Goya

Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
Alice Tissot

Alice Tissot

Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
Aimé Simon-Girard

Aimé Simon-Girard

François Ier
Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault

Henri VIII d'Angleterre
Henri Bosc

Henri Bosc

Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
René Génin

René Génin

Cascaroni / L'aubergiste
Henri Valbel

Henri Valbel

Le Padre
Paul Delon

Paul Delon

Le duc de Montmorency
Nicolas Amato

Nicolas Amato

Le chevalier Bayard
Jacques Vitry

Jacques Vitry

Le héraut
Paul Faivre

Paul Faivre

Un seigneur
Pierre Ferval

Pierre Ferval

Un forain
Teddy Michaud

Teddy Michaud

Le bourreau
Albert Broquin

Albert Broquin

Le marchand de sucettes
Claire Saint-Hilaire

Claire Saint-Hilaire

Madame de Monchenut
Jeanne Lamy

Jeanne Lamy

La duchesse de Montmorency
Sinoël

Sinoël

le fantôme

Release date

17th Feb 1937

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français