''Four Days in Paris'' (French: ''Quatre jours à Paris'') is a 1955 French

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comedy film directed by

André Berthomieu André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * ...

and starring

Luis Mariano Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by ...

Geneviève Kervine Geneviève Kervine (1931–1989) was a French film actress. Born in Dakar in French Senegal, she emerged as a star in the 1950s and was awarded with the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti for the most promising actress in 1955. She was married to the sing ...

and

Jane Sourza Jane Sourza (1902–1969) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.480 She was in a long-term relationship with the actor Raymond Souplex. Selected filmography * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''An Artist with Ladies'' (1952) * ''Naked in the Wi ...

.Shiri p.147 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the

Boulogne Studios Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the C� ...

in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the

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Raymond Nègre. It is based on the 1948

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of the same title composed by

Francis Lopez Francis Lopez (1916–1995) was a French composer of film scores.Powrie & Cadalanu p.113 He also wrote a number of operettas, many of which starred Luis Mariano. He was married several times including to the actress Sylvia Lopez. Selected film ...

Synopsis

It follows a series of characters including Mario, a

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Paris hairdresser in need of money, his girlfriend Gisèle, friend Nicolas and a wealthy American

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ess who is sold a fake rejuvenation

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. Mario then falls in love with Gabrielle, a Southerner, and all the characters head for the hotel she owns on the

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Cast

as Mario * Roger Nicolas as Nicolas *

as Rita Alvarez *

as Gabrielle * Andrex as Le brigadier * Fernand Sardou as Montaron * Gisèle Robert as Gisèle * Arthur Allan as Alvarez *

Jackie Sardou Jackie Sardou (7 April 1919 – 2 April 1998) was a French actress. Personal life She was born Jacqueline Labbé in Paris, and married Fernand Sardou, a singer. She was the mother of singer Michel Sardou; and grandmother of author Romain Sardou ...

as Zénaïde *

Gaston Orbal Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244 Selected filmography * '' Dédé'' (1935) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''Dorothy Looks for Love'' ...

as Hyacinthe * Nina Myra as L'habilleuse *

Luc Andrieux Luc Andrieux (1917–1977) was a French actor and assistant director. Partial filmography * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1946) - Un geôlier (uncredited) * ''Le Bataillon du ciel'' (1947) * ''Les aventures des pieds nickeles'' (1948) - Hector * ' ...

as Le gendarme * Darry Cowl as L'aviculteur

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Shiri, Keith. ''Directory of African Film-makers and Films''. Greenwood Press, 1992.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 musical comedy films French musical comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu Operetta films Films shot at Boulogne Studios Films set in Paris 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub