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Francis the First (1937)

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

  • Comedy
  • Fantasy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of FernandelFernandelHonorin
  • Photo of Mona GoyaMona GoyaElsa / Madeleine Ferron
  • Photo of Alice TissotAlice TissotMadame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
  • Photo of Aimé Simon-GirardAimé Simon-GirardFrançois Ier
  • Photo of Alexandre RignaultAlexandre RignaultHenri VIII d'Angleterre
  • Photo of Henri BoscHenri BoscLuigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
  • Photo of Alexandre MihalescoAlexandre MihalescoCagliostro
  • Photo of René GéninRené GéninCascaroni / L'aubergiste
  • Photo of Henri ValbelHenri ValbelLe Padre
  • Photo of Charles LemontierCharles LemontierLa Palice

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