The King (1949 film)
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Directed byMarc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Written byMarc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Based onThe King by
Emmanuel Arène
Gaston Arman de Caillavet
Robert de Flers
Emmanuel Arène
Gaston Arman de Caillavet
Robert de Flers
Produced byAndré Paulvé
Michel Safra
Michel Safra
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| Directed by | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon |
| Written by | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon |
| Based on | The King by Emmanuel Arène Gaston Arman de Caillavet Robert de Flers |
| Produced by | André Paulvé Michel Safra |
| Starring | Maurice Chevalier Annie Ducaux Sophie Desmarets |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | Roger Dwyre |
| Music by | Jean Marion |
Production company | Spéva Films |
| Distributed by | DisCina |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The King (French: Le roi) is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Maurice Chevalier, Annie Ducaux and Sophie Desmarets.[1] It is a remake of the 1936 film The King. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Paul-Louis Boutié.
It follows the adventures of King Jean IV of Cerdagne when he visits Paris to sign an important treaty.
Cast
- Maurice Chevalier as The King Jean IV de Cerdagne
- Annie Ducaux as Therese Marnix
- Sophie Desmarets as Mme Youyou Bourdier
- Alfred Adam as Bourdier
- Jean Wall as Le Lorrain
- Robert Murzeau as Blond
- Henri Charrett as Cormeau, Minister of Commerce
- Marcel Delaître as Count Martin de Mortier
- Félix Paquet as Gabrier, Postmaster General
- François Joux as Marcel Rivelot
- Lucien Callamand as Dominique
- Roger Monteaux as Aubergiste
- Albert Michel as Un inspecteur
- Jacqueline Noëlle as Jeune veuve
- Robert Vattier as Marquis de Chamarande
