''Life Is a Game'' (French: ''La vie est un jeu'') is a 1951 French

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

Raymond Leboursier Raymond Leboursier (22 May 1917 – 26 July 1987) was a French film editor, film director, actor, and screenwriter. Filmography Actor * 1930: ''Le Réquisitoire'' (first title of the film: ''Homicide'') by Dimitri Buchowetzki * 1931: ''The ...

and starring

Rellys Henri Marius Bourrelly (12 December 190520 July 1991), known by his stage name of Rellys, was a French actor.- Selected filmography * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' Merlusse'' (1935) * ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' Frederica'' (1942) * ''The ...

Jacqueline Delubac Jacqueline Delubac (1907–1997) was a French stage and film actress.Williams p.158 She was married to Sacha Guitry and appeared in a number of his productions on both stage and screen. Selected filmography * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' T ...

and

Jimmy Gaillard Jimmy Gaillard (1916–1985) was a French actor.Flitterman-Lewis p.158 He began his film career in 1924 as a child actor. Selected filmography * '' Peach Skin'' (1929) * ''Heart of Paris'' (1932) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * ''Nightclub Host ...

.Dicale p.521

Cast

as Meristo *

as Evanella *

as Jean Lassère *

Félix Oudart Félix Charles Oudart (1881–1956) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.452 Selected filmography * '' Crainquebille'' (1922) * ''Abduct Me'' (1932) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' George and Georgette'' (1934) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Mer ...

as L'oncle Amédée *

Jean Martinelli Jean Martinelli (15 August 1909 – 13 March 1983) was a French actor who appeared in over 50 French films between 1933 and 1983, mostly in supporting roles. One of his few international films was Alfred Hitchcock's classic film ''To Catch a Thie ...

as Le directeur du journal *

Gisèle François Gisele or Gisèle may refer to: Persons * Gisele (given name) * Gisele, mononym of Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen See also * Giselle (disambiguation) '' Giselle'' is a ballet. Giselle may also refer to: * ''Giselle'' (film), a film based on th ...

as La fille du directeur *

Jacqueline Cantrelle Jacqueline Georgette Cantrelle (23 September 1925 – 10 October 1994) was a French actress. Cantrelle was the daughter of the violinist William Cantrelle (1888–1956) and the comedian Marianne Cantrelle (1900–1972). Her grandmother was the a ...

* Louis de Funès as Un voleur * Jacques Dynam *

Gisèle Gray Gisele or Gisèle may refer to: Persons * Gisele (given name) * Gisele, mononym of Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen See also * Giselle (disambiguation) '' Giselle'' is a ballet. Giselle may also refer to: * ''Giselle'' (film), a film based on th ...

Jacques Meyran 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 over ...

Marcel Pérès Marcel Pérès (born 15 July 1956, Oran, Algeria) is a French musicologist, composer, choral director and singer, and the founder of the early music group Ensemble Organum. He is an authority on Gregorian and pre-Gregorian chant. Pérès was ...

* Robert Vattier

References

Bibliography

* Bertrand Dicale. ''Louis de Funès, grimaces et gloire''. Grasset, 2009.

External links

* 1951 comedy films French comedy films 1951 films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Raymond Leboursier French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub