''The Atomic Monsieur Placido'' (French: ''L'atomique Monsieur Placido'') is a 1950 French

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directed by

Robert Hennion Robert Hennion (17 February 1898 – 18 January 1984) was a French film director. Assistant director * 1939 : ''Thérèse Martin'' de Maurice de Canonge * 1946 : ''Les Trois Tambours'' de Maurice de Canonge * 1946 : ''Mission spéciale'' ...

and starring

Rellys Henri Marius Roger Bourrelly (12 December 190520 July 1991), known by his stage name of Rellys, was a French actor.- Selected filmography * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' Merlusse'' (1935) * '' Happy Arenas'' (1935) * ''That's Sport'' (1938) * '' ...

Liliane Bert Liliane Bert (1922-2015) was a French film and television actress.Hayward p.146 Selected filmography * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * ''We Are Not Married'' (1946) * '' Four Knaves'' (1947) * '' Colonel Durand'' (1948) * '' Sergil and the Dictator'' ...

and

René Génin René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Vertigo'' (1935) * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1936) * '' The Bri ...

.Bessy, Chirat & Bernard p.512 The film's sets were designed by the

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Aimé Bazin.

Cast

as Toni / Placido *

as Zaza *

as Le violoniste *

Jean Témerson Jean Témerson (1898–1956) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) - Guillaume - le domestique * '' With a Smile'' (1936) - Cam (uncredited) * '' Pépé le Moko'' (1937) - Gravère * '' Blanchette'' (1 ...

as Un maître d'hôtel *

Michel Ardan ''From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes'' () is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, and their attempts to build an en ...

as Jim *

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as Un gangster *

Arsenio Freignac Arsenio is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version of the male given name ''Arsenius''. It may refer to: People * Arsenio Balisacan, Filipino economist * Arsénio Bano (born 1974), East Timorese politician * Arsenio Benítez (born 1971), Pa ...

as Sainclair *

Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * '' Chérie'' (1930) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' I'll Be Alone After Midnight'' (1931) * '' ...

as Un maître d'hôtel *

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as Le gérant de l'hôtel *

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as Le policier * Gayot *

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as L'impresario * Rudy Lenoir *

Julien Maffre Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places Un ...

as Le directeur *

Jacques Provins Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related t ...

as L'Égyptien *

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* Zoïga *

Nina Myral Nina Myral, stage name of Eugénie, Hortense Gruel, (26 June 1884 – 30 March 1975) was a 20th-century French actress, dancer and singer. Filmography * 1916: ''Paris pendant la guerre'' by Henri Diamant-Berger * 1917: ''Ils y viennent tous a ...

as La vieille dame *

Madeleine Suffel Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards. Selected filmography * '' A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1 ...

as Une comédienne * Blanche Ariel *

Christiane Barry Christiane Fernande Boursaud (1918–1992) was a French stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, ...

as Une comédienne * Jacqueline Lerinat *

Lisette Lebon Lisette may refer to: People: *Jean Lisette Aroeste (1932-2020), ''Star Trek'' fan who sold scripts to the program * Lisette de Brinon (1896–1982), the Jewish wife of the pro-Nazi French collaborator, Fernand de Brinon * Lisette Burrows, New Zea ...

Robert Arnoux Robert Raymond Arnoux (23 October 1899, in Lille – 13 March 1964, in Paris) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Hantise'' (1922) * ''Napoléon'' (1927) - Un conventionnel (uncredited) * ''Rive gauche'' (1931) - Alfred * ''Le congrès ...

as Joe *

Nicolas Amato Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

as Le régisseur *

Jacques Beauvais Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related t ...

as Un maître d'hôtel

References

Bibliography

* Maurice Bessy, Raymond Chirat & André Bernard. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1940-1950''. Pygmalion, 1986.

External links

* 1950s crime comedy films French crime comedy films 1950 films 1950s French-language films 1950 comedy films French black-and-white films 1950s French films Films scored by Louiguy Films directed by Robert Hennion French-language crime comedy films {{1950s-France-film-stub