''La Boîte à sel (English: The Salt Box)'' is a French satirical comedy and current affairs television program created and presented by
Jacques Grello
Jacques Grello (1915–1978) was a French singer and film actor.Goble p.54
Selected filmography
* 1943 : '' Madame et le mort'' by Louis Daquin as L'employé aux Objets Trouvés
* 1949 : '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' by René Jayet
* 1951 : '' ...
, Robert Rocca and
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France he was known as ''"Magic" Tchernia'' and ''Monsieur Ci ...
that aired on
RTF (''French Radio and Television Broadcasting)'' from October 16, 1955, to November 5, 1960.
Several famous French actors and comics participated on the show such as
Michel Roux
Michel Roux, OBE (; 19 April 1941 – 11 March 2020), also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, later to become the first three Michelin starr ...
.
Paul Préboist
Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 March 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic actor.
Filmography
Theater
References
External links
*Paul Préboista ...
or the actress
Dora Doll
Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress.
Career
One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Manon'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker's ...
.
History
''La Boîte à sel'' was the first satirical television show in France. The show caused controversy as the producers refused to censor jokes about the
Algerian War thus ending the program.
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1955 French television series debuts
1960 French television series endings
1950s French television series
1960s French television series
1950s satirical television series
French-language television shows
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