''Boum sur Paris'', is a
French comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
film from 1953, directed by
Maurice de Canonge
Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.222 He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon.
Selected filmography Director
* ''Stowaway Olive'' (1931)
* ''Olive se ...
.
Plot
In the early 1950s, the popular radio program "La Kermesse aux Étoiles", hosted by the famous Jean Nohain, mixing lottery games and performances of various artists will be disturbed by the adventures of a man and his bride seeking to retrieve a dangerous perfume bottle (explosive) which was inadvertently mixed with prizes ...
Cast
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Jacques Pills as Gilbert Sestrières
* Danielle Godet as Hélène
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Armand Bernard as Calchas
* Luce Feyrer as Lola Robert
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Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, ...
as himself
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Annie Cordy as herself
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Édith Piaf
Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (), was a French singer and lyricist best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popu ...
as herself
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Juliette Gréco as herself
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Line Renaud as herself
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Gilbert Bécaud
François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-know ...
as himself
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Charles Trenet as himself
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Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...
as himself
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Martine Carol as herself
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Andréa Parisy as herself
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Gisèle Pascal as herself
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Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 12th-greatest male ...
as himself
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Lucienne Delyle as herself
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Paul Demange as himself
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Marcel Mouloudji as himself
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Gina Lollobrigida
Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international ...
as herself
References
External links
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1953 films
French comedy films
1950s French-language films
French black-and-white films
Films directed by Maurice de Canonge
1953 comedy films
1950s French films
Films scored by Louiguy
French-language comedy films
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