''Champions of France'' (French: ''Champions de France'') is a 1938 French

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Willy Rozier Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who also used the pseudonym Xavier Vallier. Filmography Director * ''Les Monts en flammes'' (1931) * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''Le ...

and starring Georgius,

Pierre Etchepare Pierre Paul Lucien Salvat Etchepare (2 October 1891 – 20 April 1943) was a French actor. Pierre Etchepare was born in Paris and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Selected filmography * ''Happy Couple'' (1923) * '' My Aunt from H ...

and

André Fouché André Eugène Fouché (17 September 1908 – 23 July 2001) was a French actor. Fouché was born in Paris and died in Poissy, Yvelines, Île-de-France , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST ...

.Bessy & Chirat p.359

Synopsis

A wealthy

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backs a

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on the

River Marne The Marne () is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne. The Marne starts in ...

. The team soon enjoys success but its prospects are threatened by division in the team driven by an attractive woman.

Cast

* Georgius as Daniel Pinoche *

as Achille Bernard *

as Bob Bernard *

Maurice Maillot Maurice Maillot (18 September 1906 – 8 February 1968) was a French film and theater actor. He was born in Rethel, Ardennes, and died in Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932) *'' Odette'' (193 ...

as Jacques Allier *

Camille Bert Camille Bert (1880–1970) was a French actor. Born Camille Léon Louis Bertrand in Orléans, he died in Paris in 1970. Selected filmography * ''Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920) * ''The Thruster'' (1924) * ''The Lady of Lebanon (1926 film), ...

as Drick - l'entraîneur *

Myno Burney Myno Burney (1907–1996) was a Swiss film actress.Goble p.478 Partial filmography * ''The Callbox Mystery'' (1932) - Paul Grayle * ''The New Hotel'' (1932) * ''Le petit écart'' (1932) * ''La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * ''Le client du numér ...

as Gladys Lodje * Ginette Darcy as Claudie *

Milly Mathis Milly Mathis (September 8, 1901 – March 30, 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on September 8, 1901, as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in Marseilles, France, she made her film debut with a small, ...

as Céleste *

Georges Cahuzac Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

as Le père Goujon *

Nino Constantini Nino or Niño may refer to: *Nino (name) *Niño (name) *Antonin Scalia, American Supreme Court justice whose nickname was "Nino" *El Niño, a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean *NINO, an abbreviation for National Insurance number in the ...

as Jimmy *

Jacques Henley Jacques Henley (born Jacques Dhote) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Our Masters, the Servants'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1931) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * ''The Regiment's Champ ...

as Chartrier *

Roger Bontemps Roger Bontemps is semi-mythical French figure who personifies a state of leisure and freedom from care. According to Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Roger Bontemps is the epitome of "Never say die". Literary origins The figure first appears as a literar ...

as Le bookmaker *

André Claveau André Claveau (, 17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and l ...

as Le chanteur

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1938 films French comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films directed by Willy Rozier 1930s sports films French sports films Rowing films Films scored by Jean Yatove {{1930s-France-film-stub