Albert Topaze, sincere schoolteacher addicted to "rote" morality, works at a private school run by supremely money-grubbing M. Muche, whose daughter, also a teacher, makes cynical use of the knowledge that Topaze loves her. Alas, Topaze's...
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| Fernandel | ... |
Albert Topaze
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Hélène Perdrière | ... |
Suzy Courtois
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| Jacqueline Pagnol | ... |
Ernestine Muche
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| Marcel Vallée | ... |
M. Muche
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Jacques Castelot | ... |
Roger Gaëtan de Bersac
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| Milly Mathis | ... |
La barone / The Baroness
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| Yvette Etiévant | ... |
La dactylo de Topaze / Topaze's typist
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Robert Moor | ... |
Le vénérable vieillard
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Rivers Cadet | ... |
L'agent de police
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Marcel Loche | ... |
Un domestique
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| Pierre Larquey | ... |
Tamise
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Jacques Morel | ... |
Régis Castel-Vernac
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Directed by
| Marcel Pagnol | ||
Written by
| Marcel Pagnol | ... | () |
Music by
| Raymond Legrand | ||
Cinematography by
| Philippe Agostini | ||
Editing by
| Monique Lacombe | ||
Editorial Department
| Jacqueline Bultez | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Robert Giordani | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hugues Laurent | ||
Costume Design by
| Schiaparelli | ||
Makeup Department
| Nicole Bouban | ... | makeup artist |
| Ralph | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Georges Baze | ... | production manager |
| Marcel Bryau | ... | production manager |
| Jo Martinetti | ... | production director |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| François Gir | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Roger Jodelay | ... | assistant set decorator |
Sound Department
| Barthelmy | ... | sound assistant |
| Henry Girbal | ... | sound assistant (as Girbal) |
| Marcel Royné | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pierre Ancrenaz | ... | assistant camera |
| Igor Kalinine | ... | still photographer (as Kalinine) |
| Jean-Marie Maillols | ... | camera operator |
| Clément Maure | ... | assistant camera |
Script and Continuity Department
| Regine Hernou | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
| Annette Millet-Julian | ... | production secretary |
| Geo Sandry | ... | stage manager of exteriors |
Production Companies
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- Gaumont Distribution (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- DisCina International (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Compagnie Méditerranéenne de Films Vidéo (CMF) (1991) (France) (VHS)
- Compagnie Méditerranéenne de Films Vidéo (CMF) (1996) (France) (VHS)
- France 3 (1980) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1993) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1995) (France) (tv)
- Marcel Pagnol Communication (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Paris Première (2021) (France) (tv)
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Albert Topaze, sincere schoolteacher addicted to "rote" morality, works at a private school run by supremely money-grubbing M. Muche, whose daughter, also a teacher, makes cynical use of the knowledge that Topaze loves her. Alas, Topaze's naive honesty brings him unjust dismissal...and makes him fair game for the "aunt" of his private pupil, really the mistress of crooked politician Regis, who needs an honest-seeming "front man." Can artful Suzy Courtois keep Topaze on the string? With steadily escalating disillusion comes moral crisis...
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Nm0885253 and nm0488535 play the same characters as in the version of the play issued in 1933 Topaze (1933) See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Les trésors de Marcel Pagnol (2019). See more » |