''Paris, Palace Hotel'' is a 1956 French-Italian

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film directed by

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and starring

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, Françoise Arnoul and

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.Parish p.61 It was shot in

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at the Boulogne Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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Synopsis

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working at a luxurious hotel in

and a young

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there to pick up a customer's luxury car, both pretend to be wealthy residents to impress each other with the friendly assistance Henri Delormel, one of the real guests at the hotel.

Cast

as Henri Delormel * Françoise Arnoul as Françoise Noblet *

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as Gérard Necker dit Brugnon *

as Madeleine Delormel *

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as Alexandre - le coiffeur *

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as Marcel Brugnon * Simone Bach as Barbara - la brune en robe rouge *

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as Jules Hoyoyo *

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as Le laquais de l'entrée *

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as Un responsable du réveillon surprise * Robert Dalban as L'organisateur du réveillon * Max Elloy as Un maître d'hôtel *

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as Le père Noël * Gabriel Gobin as Le brigadier *

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as Le cuistot * Georges Lannes as Monsieur Desmoulins - un client * Jacques Marin a sLe livreur de fleurs au Palace *

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as Le monsieur 'pince fesse' *

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as Albert - le réceptionniste de jour du Palace *

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as Georges - le maître d'hôtel du palace *

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as Le ronfleur du commissariat * Julien Carette as Bébert * Michèle Philippe as Barbara *

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...

as Soupape - le garagiste *

Gina Manès Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a Louis Feuillade film, she had significant roles in films of Germaine Dulac and ...

as L'Alouette - la chiffonnière de la cellule *

Andréa Parisy Andréa Parisy (sometimes credited as Andrée Parizy; 4 December 1935 – 27 April 2014), was a French film actress. Born Andrée Marcelle Henriette Parisy in Levallois-Perret, she was best known for her roles in films such as ''Le Petit Bai ...

as Une manucure *

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as Le réceptionniste de nuit du Palace

References

Bibliography

* Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1956 films 1956 romantic comedy films French comedy films Italian comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Verneuil Films shot at Boulogne Studios Films set in Paris 1950s French films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-France-film-stub