ComedyFantasy
Francis the First
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.
Directed by Christian-Jaque
57
User score
29 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 17, 1937
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
French
Top cast
Fernandel
Honorin
Mona Goya
Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
Alice Tissot
Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
Aimé Simon-Girard
François Ier
Alexandre Rignault
Henri VIII d'Angleterre
Henri Bosc
Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
Alexandre Mihalesco
Cagliostro
René Génin
Cascaroni / L'aubergiste
Henri Valbel
Le Padre
Charles Lemontier
La Palice
Jean Marconi
Lautrec
Paul Delon
Le duc de Montmorency
Nicolas Amato
Le chevalier Bayard
Jacques Vitry
Le héraut
Paul Faivre
Un seigneur
Pierre Ferval
Un forain
Teddy Michaud
Le bourreau
Albert Broquin
Le marchand de sucettes
Janine Guise
Maria
Claire Saint-Hilaire
Madame de Monchenut
