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President Haudecoeur

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President Haudecoeur
Directed byJean Dréville
Written byRoger Ferdinand (play and screenplay)
Starring
CinematographyRené Gaveau
Edited byRaymond Leboursier
Music byHenri Forterre
Production
company
E.D.I.C.
Distributed byFilms Marcel Pagnol
Release date
  • 11 April 1940 (1940-04-11)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

President Haudecoeur (French: Le président Haudecoeur) is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harry Baur, Betty Stockfeld and Marguerite Deval.[1] It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pagnol in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

Synopsis

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A magistrate in Aix-en-Provence rules his family tyrannically and forbids his son to marry the girl he loves as he wants him to marry a wealthy heiress. However, his ordered life is thrown upside down when he encounters a charming Canadian lady.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.278

Bibliography

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  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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