''Tartarin of Tarascon'' (French: ''Tartarin de Tarascon'') is a 1962 French-Moroccan

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directed by and starring Francis Blanche alongside

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and Michel Galabru. It is based on the 1872 novel ''

Tartarin of Tarascon ''Tartarin of Tarascon'' (french: Tartarin de Tarascon) is an 1872 novel written by the French author Alphonse Daudet. Synopsis The Provençal town of Tarascon is so enthusiastic about hunting that no game lives anywhere near it, and its inhabi ...

'' by

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, which had previously been made into a 1934 film of the same title.Goble p.106 It was shot at the

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and on location around

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and Taroudant in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

* Francis Blanche as Antoine Tartarin *

as Prince Gregori de Montenegro *

as Mme Bézuquet * Michel Galabru as Barbassou *

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as Baja * Hubert Deschamps as Ladévèze * Camille Guérini as Victor Bombonnel *

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as Bravida * Paul Préboist as Costecade *

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as Le pianiste *

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as Berthe Fracca *

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as Fracca *

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as Le chanteur dans le wagon du train * Sandra La chanteuse à la télévision *

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as Bézuquet *

Raoul André Raoul André (24 May 1916 in Rabat (Morocco) - 4 November 1992) was a French director and screenwriter, He was married to actress Louise Carletti (December 1955), and he is the father of Ariane Carletti. Filmography * ''The Village of Wrath' ...

as Le mécanicien de la locomotive *

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as Un porteur * Bourvil as Le curé qui regonfle le pneu de son vélomoteur * Darry Cowl as L'homme en panne dans le désert * Jean Richard as Le directeur du cirque 'Mitaine' *

Raymond Devos Raymond Devos (; 9 November 1922 – 15 June 2006) was a Belgian-French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour. Early life Devos was born in Mouscron, Belgium, close to the Frenc ...

as Un automobiliste *

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as Le scout #1 * Jean-Marc Thibault as Le scout #2 * Georges de Caunes as Le radio reporter * Henri Salvador as Le garde chasse qui se tire sur les pieds * Albert Hugues as Tholosan - le cafetier * Ibrahim Seck as Le propriétaire du lion aveugle *

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as Jeanne - la bonne

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1962 films French comedy films 1962 comedy films 1960s French-language films French black-and-white films 1960s French films French films based on novels Remakes of French films Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films shot in Morocco {{1960s-France-film-stub