''It Happened in Aden'' (French: ''C'est arrivé à Aden...'') is a 1956 French

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

comedy film directed by

Michel Boisrond Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais – 10 November 2002, La Celle-Saint-Cloud) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career A former apprentice ...

and starring

André Luguet André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and died in Cannes, France. His daughter Rosine Luguet became ...

Jacques Dacqmine Jacques Dacqmine (1923–2010) was a French stage, film and television actor.Hayward p.242 He was married four times, including to the actress Odile Versois. Partial filmography * '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Un élève du collège (uncr ...

and Dany Robin.Hayward p.399 It is based on the 1940 novel '' The Environs of Aden'' by Pierre Benoît. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

René Moulaert.

Synopsis

In the late nineteenth century, a French theatrical troupe become stranded in the British colony of

Aden Aden ( ar, عدن ' Yemeni: ) is a city, and since 2015, the temporary capital of Yemen, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some east of the strait Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000 people. ...

where the officers of the garrison woo the leading stars. One of them, Albine, attracts the interest of a local Prince there to sign a treaty with the British, leading to his kidnapping her.

Cast

as Sir Richard Wilkinson – le gouverneur d'Aden *

as Le major Burton * Dany Robin as Albine * Robert Manuel as Zafarana * Elina Labourdette as Simone * Edmond Ardisson as Le patron *

Jean Bretonnière Jean Bretonnière (1924–2001) was a French actor and singer.Goble p.36 He was married to the actress Geneviève Kervine. Selected filmography * ''Under the Sky of Paris'' (1951) * ''The Green Glove'' (1952) * ''It Happened in Aden'' (1954) * ' ...

as Prince de Khamarkar * Geneviève Brunet as Margaret * Georges Chamarat as Le capitaine du navire * Maurice Dorléac * Jacques Duby as Gremilly * Michel Etcheverry as Le pasteur Sanderman * Jacques Ferrière as Joyce *

Madeleine Ganne Madeleine may refer to: Common meanings *Madeleine (name), also Madeline, a feminine given name *Madeleine (cake), a traditional sweet cake from France *Mary Magdalene, also called the Madeleine Arts and entertainment * ''Madelein'' (1919 fi ...

* Clément Harari as Abdullah *

Charles Lemontier Charles Lemontier (1894–1965) was a French film actor.Aping p.76 Selected filmography * '' Street Without a Name'' (1934) * '' Judex'' (1934) * '' Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * ''Rigolboche'' (1936) * ''You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * ...

Michael Lonsdale Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes named as Michel Lonsdale, was a French actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is best know ...

as Sinclair *

Odile Mallet Odile is a feminine given name of French origin, and may refer to: Characters * Odile, the evil black swan of ''Swan Lake'' * Odile de Caray, in the 1966 film '' Eye of the Devil'' * Odile, a principal character in the 1964 Jean-Luc Godard film ...

as Elizabeth *

Jacques Morlaine Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are ov ...

* Dominique Page as Lucette * Laure Paillette * Robert Pizani as Hubert Robert * Claude Rich as Price * Roger Saget as Clairville *

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as Ali * André Versini as Lusignan

References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.

External links

* 1956 films French historical comedy films 1950s historical comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Michel Boisrond Films based on French novels Films set in the 19th century Films set in Aden 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub