Feu Mathias Pascal (1937)
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- 1h 32min
- Drama
- 19 Nov 1937 (USA)
- Movie
Mathias Pascal, saddled with a stupid wife and a nagging mother-in-law, leaves home and is extremely lucky at several gambling resorts. He returns home and discovers that a drowned man, fished out of the river, bears an uncanny likeness to...
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| Pierre Blanchar | ... |
Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis
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| Isa Miranda | ... |
Louise Paléari
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Catherine Fonteney | ... |
La veuve Pescatore
(as Catherine Fontenay de la Comédie Française)
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| Ginette Leclerc | ... |
Romilda Pescatore Pascal
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Maximilienne | ... |
Tante Scholastique
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| Palau | ... |
Le chevalier Titus
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| Marcel Vallée | ... |
Le maire
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| Charles Granval | ... |
Octavio Meis
(as Granval)
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| Pierre Alcover | ... |
Malagna
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Charlotte Barbier-Krauss | ... |
Angelica Bonafede Pascal
(as Mme Barbier-Krauss)
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Jean Hébey | ... |
Pomino
(as Jean Hebey)
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| René Génin | ... |
L'ivrogne
(as Genin)
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| Georges Douking | ... |
Le domestique simplet de la pension
(as Douking)
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| Marcel Lupovici | ... |
Béraldez
(as Lupovici)
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Gaston Dupray | ... |
Le directeur du journal
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Robert Moor | ... |
Le fossoyeur
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| Léonce Corne | ... |
L'hôtelier du Luxor
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Henry Gicquel | ... |
Le docteur Basile
(as Giquel)
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Charles Léger | ... |
Le bibliothécaire à la retraite
(as Ch. Léger)
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| Yvonne Yma | ... |
Adèle Meis
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Paquita Claude | ... |
Mademoiselle Pépita
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| Enrico Glori | ... |
Le coiffeur
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Dax Berthy | ... |
Le curé
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Leduc | ... |
Le fournisseur de la noce
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| Margo Lion | ... |
Mademoiselle Caporale
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Sinoël | ... |
Henri Paléari - tuteur de Louise
(as Sinoel)
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| Robert Le Vigan | ... |
Le comte Papiano
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Ornella Da Vasto | ... |
(uncredited)
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Louis Daquin | ... |
(uncredited)
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Rita Livesi | ... |
Cabrini (uncredited)
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Edda Soligo | ... |
Une dame à la table de jeu (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Pierre Chenal | ||
Written by
| Luigi Pirandello | ... | (play) |
| Pierre Chenal | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Christian Stengel | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Armand Salacrou | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Roger Vitrac | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Michel Kagansky | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Christian Stengel | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Jacques Ibert | ||
Cinematography by
| Joseph-Louis Mundwiller | ... | (as Jean-Pierre Mundviller) |
Editing by
| Pierre Chenal | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Guido Fiorini | ... | (as Fiorini) |
Set Decoration by
| A. Arduini | ||
Costume Design by
| Gino Sensani | ... | (as Sensani) |
Production Management
| Michel Kagansky | ... | production supervisor |
| Christian Stengel | ... | production manager |
| Antonio Baroni | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
| Alessandro Ghenzi | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gaetano Amata | ... | assistant director |
| Louis Daquin | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Giovanni Paris | ... | sound engineer (as G. Paris) |
| Hans Bittmann | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| André Bac | ... | camera operator (as Bac) |
| Roger Mundviller | ... | camera operator (as Mundviller) |
| Francesco Izzarelli | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Lenny Borger | ... | subtitler: English (uncredited) (1999 video) |
| Claude Marcy | ... | french voice dubbing: Isa Miranda (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Societe d'Edition et de Location de Films (SELF) (1937) (France) (theatrical)
- French Motion Picture Corporation (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (English subtitles)
- Transunivers Films (1942) (France) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Éditions René Chateau (1990) (France) (VHS)
- Facets Multimedia Distribution (1999) (United States) (video) (new English subtitles)
- René Chateau Video (2006) (France) (DVD)
- France 3 (1992) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2008) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2022) (France) (tv)
- Hollywood Boulevard Diffusion (1995) (France) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Archives Nationales du Film (Bois d'Arcy) (film restoration)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (film restoration)
- RCA (sound system)
- Éditions René Chateau (film restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mathias Pascal, saddled with a stupid wife and a nagging mother-in-law, leaves home and is extremely lucky at several gambling resorts. He returns home and discovers that a drowned man, fished out of the river, bears an uncanny likeness to him and is being buried by his family as him. This, to him, is a pleasant turn of events and he goes to Rome, where he falls in love with Louise Paleari. Count Papiano, a jealous suitor of Louise's, threatens him with arrest unless he produces credentials to prove his identity.
Written by Les Adams |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Pierre Chenal initially worked on the screenplay with writer Armand Salacrou but the two men failed to agree on the mood and style envisaged by the director. Chenal engaged instead the distinguished poet and playwright Roger Vitrac. Salacrou's name remained in the credits while Vitrac's appeared only as additional dialogue writer. See more » |
| Goofs | When Pascal is in the railroad station (in the 177 minute version of the film) the train is standing still and pointed right. When the train moves, it goes to the left. Both shots show the train on the same track nearest the platform. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Alternate-language version of Il fu Mattia Pascal (1937). See more » |
| Quotes |
Mathias Pascal, alias Anton Meis:
Hello, Auntie. Isn't life wonderful? Scholastique: Life? Wonderful? You silly! See more » |