''Honoré de Marseille'' is a 1956 French

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by Maurice Régamey and starring

Fernandel Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, a town located in th ...

Plot

The story begins in 600 BC with the landing in a

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of a Phocéenne galley commanded by the warrior Honorius who, married by mistake the daughter of the Ligurian king, will found the city of

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

. Honor, the first Marseilles, gives way to Honorius to tell us the hero-comic adventures of the siege of Marseille by the legions of

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

, which will lead to the invention of the petanque. Through successive leaps over the centuries, and in songs, Honoré tells us the history of the city of Phocea.

Cast

as Honoré de Marseille / Protis Honorius *

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as Pastèque * Francis Blanche as Pasquale Marchetti * Claire Diamant as Josette * Jacqueline Leroux as Marité * Julien Maffre as Le balayeur * Hélène Tossy as Himself *

Yvonne Monlaur Yvonne Monlaur (born Yvonne-Thérèse-Marie-Camille Bédat de Monlaur; 15 December 1939 – 18 April 2017) was a French film actress of the late 1950s and 1960s best known for her roles in the Hammer horror films. Early years Monlaur was born ...

as Gyptis * Robert Pizani as Baccala * Michel Etcheverry as Bob *

Edmond Ardisson Edmond Ardisson (23 October 1904, in Marseille – 30 November 1983, in Jouarre) was a French people, French actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1938 and 1983. Filmography External links

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as Victor - le cafetier * Maryse Patris as Toinette *

Henri Arius Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor.Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France. Selected filmography * '' Don't Shout It from the Rooftops'' (1943) * '' Jeannou'' (1 ...

as Bonafous (as Arius) * Marthe Marty as Himself * Jenny Hélia as Mme. Marchetti (as Jenny Helia) * Toursky as Himself * Armandel as Himself *

Henri Crémieux Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1930 to 1980. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cremieux, Henri 1896 births 1980 deaths Male actors from ...

as Garrigues (as Henri Cremieux) * Rellys as Saturnin

Songs

Songs composed by

Henri Betti Henri Betti, born Ange Betti (24 July 1917 – 7 July 2005), was a French composer and a pianist. Pianist and composer of Maurice Chevalier from 1940 to 1945, Henri Betti is best known for composing the music of the songs '' C'est si bon'' (lyr ...

with lyrics by

Jean Manse Jean Manse (1899–1967) was a French screenwriter.Klossner p.111 He was the brother of Henriette Manse, and brother-in-law of Fernandel with whom he frequently collaborated. He was also a lyricist, working with composer Henri Betti on the hit Chri ...

and performed by

with an orchestration by Paul Bonneau : ''Quel Plaisir ! Quel Travail !'', ''Tout ça c'est Marseille'', ''Oh ! Honoré'' and '' C'est Noël''.

Production

The song '' C'est Noël'' was sung in a scene that was cut at the editing. It was later sung by

Tino Rossi Constantin "Tino" Rossi (29 April 1907 – 26 September 1983) was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Rossi was gifted with a voice well suited for opera. He became a tenor in the French cabaret style. ...

and Georges Guétary.

External links

* 1956 films French musical comedy films 1950s French-language films 1956 musical comedy films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub

Plot

Cast

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See also

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