''The Last Robin Hood'' (French: ''Le dernier Robin des Bois'') is a 1953 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
André Berthomieu and starring
Roger Nicolas
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...
,
Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey (20 December 1925 – 11 March 2016) was a French actress, who appeared in 65 film and television productions between 1945 and 1997.
Life and career
Born in Bois-Colombes, a northwestern suburb of Paris, Maurey was originally ...
and
Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January 1895 – 25 July 1972) was a French film, stage and television actor.McCann p.95 He was married to the actress Marie Déa.
Selected filmography
* ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Maréchal des ...
.
[Rège p.93] The film's sets were designed by the
art director Paul-Louis Boutié
Paul-Louis Boutié (1910-2004) was a French art directorCoates-Smith & McGee p.96 who designed the sets for many film productions in postwar France cinema.
Selected filmography
* '' Beautiful Star'' (1938)
* '' The Acrobat'' (1941)
* '' Gringal ...
.
Synopsis
A supervisor at a French
summer camp
A summer camp or sleepaway camp is a supervised program for children conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as ''campers''. Summer school is usually a part of the academ ...
entertains the children by dressing up as
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...
. When a young woman who lives in a nearby
castle is kidnapped he goes to her rescue with the assistance of the children.
Cast
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Roger Nicolas
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...
as Ludovic Dubois
*
Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey (20 December 1925 – 11 March 2016) was a French actress, who appeared in 65 film and television productions between 1945 and 1997.
Life and career
Born in Bois-Colombes, a northwestern suburb of Paris, Maurey was originally ...
as Isabelle Delorme
*
Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January 1895 – 25 July 1972) was a French film, stage and television actor.McCann p.95 He was married to the actress Marie Déa.
Selected filmography
* ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Maréchal des ...
as Antoine Lévêque
*
Luc Andrieux as Un complice
*
Raoul Marco
Raoul Marco (22 November 1892 – 3 April 1971) was a French film actor.Phillips p.215
Partial filmography
* ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1931) - Monsieur Verly
* ''Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' (1933) - Le premier créancier
* '' The Red Ro ...
as Le principal
*
Albert Michel as Un gendarme
*
Michel Dumur as Un gosse
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Jacques Gencel as Un gosse
*
Serge Lecointe as Un gosse
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Yves Derangère as Un gosse
*
Charles Bouillaud
Charles Bouillaud (1904–1965) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouillaud, Charles
1904 births
1965 deaths
French male stage actors
French male film actors
French male television actors
20th-century French male ...
as Julien
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Henri Vilbert
Henri Vilbert (6 April 1904 – 20 April 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films from 1921 to 1982.
Filmography
References
External links
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1904 births
1997 deaths
20th- ...
as L'inspecteur des douanes
*
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The House Opposite'' (1937)
* ''Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942)
* '' The Count of Monte Cri ...
as Gustave
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1953 films
French comedy films
1953 comedy films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by André Berthomieu
1950s French films
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