''La Bande à Papa'' en, The Band of Papa, is a
French comedy
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film from 1956, directed by
Guy Lefranc
Guy Lefranc (21 October 1919 - 1 February 1994) was a French director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 ...
, written by
Roger Pierre, starring
Fernand Raynaud
André Gustave Fernand Raynaud, best known as Fernand Raynaud (May 19, 1926 – September 28, 1973), was a French stand-up comic star, an actor and a singer.
Biography
Fernand Raynaud was one of the most renowned standup comedians among French ...
and
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...
. The film is known under the titles "La bande à papa" Belgium French title), "De bende van papa" (Belgium Dutch title).
Cast
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Fernand Raynaud
André Gustave Fernand Raynaud, best known as Fernand Raynaud (May 19, 1926 – September 28, 1973), was a French stand-up comic star, an actor and a singer.
Biography
Fernand Raynaud was one of the most renowned standup comedians among French ...
: Fernand Jérôme, Joseph's son, employee at "Crédit Populaire"
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Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...
: chief commissioner Victor Eugène Merlerin
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Noël Roquevert: bandleader Joseph Jérôme aka "Grand J"
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Jean-Marc Tennberg: "toupee", band member
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Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1930 and 1980.
Selected filmography
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1896 births
1980 deaths
Male ac ...
: "professeur", band member
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Annie Noël: Renée Merlerin, the commissioner's daughter who is in love with Fernand
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Suzanne Dehelly: Gertrude, Fernand's grandmother
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Madeleine Barbulée
Madeleine Barbulée (2 September 1910 – 1 January 2001) was a French film, stage and television actress.''French Cinema in the 1970s: The Echoes of May'' p.265
Selected filmography
* ''Métier de fous'' (1948)
* '' Les Casse Pieds'' (1948) - ...
: Mrs Merlerin, the commissioner's wife
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Geneviève Morel
Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233
Selected filmography
* '' Beating Heart'' (1940)
* '' Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942)
* ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943)
* '' Secrets of a Ballerina'' (1943)
* ''Cec ...
: the street vendor
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Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi (28 October 19291 February 1988) was a French film actor. He appeared as a hitman in the Oscar-winning American film '' The French Connection''. In 1963, he married French actress Françoise Fabian.
Selected filmography
*1955: ...
: "Volaille", band member
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Paul Crauchet
Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor.
Biography
As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied un ...
: Marcel, band member
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Pierre Duncan
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
: Jo, band member
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Gaston Orbal: "the suit"
References
External links
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La Bande à Papa (1956)at the ''Films de France''
1956 films
French comedy films
1950s French-language films
French black-and-white films
Films directed by Guy Lefranc
1956 comedy films
1950s French films
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