Sénéchal the Magnificent

Release date: 05/24/1957

Genres:

Comedy

Countries:

France

Rating:

6.7

Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves. One night in Dreux, he finds himself without his luggage and dressed up as a Foreign Legion officer, he is invited to a party thrown by a colonel. He creates a sensation there and does not leave the colonel's wife ... indifferent! Back in Paris, Sénéchal goes through a similar experience. This time around, wearing tuxedo and top hat, he gets mistaken for a diplomat and charms the guests of a wedding party. Arrested by the police, he chooses to do without an attorney at his trial and his brilliant eloquence has him acquitted. A question remains unanswered though : will all those people who give an ovation in real life ever go to see him on stage ?

Actors

Fernandel

François, Lucien Sénéchal

Nadia Gray

La princesse Marida Ludibescu

Madeleine Barbulée

Mme Roberte

Simone Paris

L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval

Robert Pizani

Le prince Alexandre

Roland Armontel

Carlini

Paul Azaïs

Le garagiste - mécanicien du car

Sacha Briquet

Le représentant en télévision

Jacqueline Caurat

Nicole, une soubrette

Albert Dinan

Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon

Georges Lannes

Castel-Boissac

Jacques Mancier

M. Bardin, responsable de la tournée théâtrale

Serge Nadaud

L'acteur qui joue M.Serval

Gaston Orbal

Le directeur du théâtre

Hélène Tossy

Mme Léon

Georges Chamarat

Le colonel Trochu

Jeanne Aubert

La colonelle Trochu

Jenny Astruc

Max Amyl

Le majordome de la princesse (uncredited)

Jack Ary

Un gangster complice de Mado (uncredited)

Charles Bayard

Un militaire aux félicitations (uncredited)

Marcel Bernier

Un spectateur (uncredited)

Dominique Boschero

Une élève (uncredited)

Charles Bouillaud

Un accessoiriste (uncredited)

Gérard Darrieu

Un gangster (uncredited)

Luce Fabiole

L'habilleuse (uncredited)

Henri Garcin

L'auteur de la pièce (uncredited)

Émile Genevois

Fred, régisseur de la troupe de théâtre (uncredited)

Camille Guérini

Le restaurateur (uncredited)

Jane Morlet

Mme Jourden, pensionnaire (uncredited)

Laure Paillette

Mlle Henriette - une accessoiriste (uncredited)

Manuel Gary

(uncredited)

Fred Pasquali

(uncredited)

Sénéchal the Magnificent

Actors

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