Cadet Rousselle | |
Director: | André Hunebelle |
Producer: | René Bezard Pierre Cabaud Paul Cadéac André Hunebelle Adrien Remaugé |
Starring: | François Périer Dany Robin Madeleine Lebeau |
Music: | Jean Marion |
Cinematography: | Marcel Grignon |
Editing: | Jean Feyte |
Studio: | Production Artistique et Cinématographique Pathé Production |
Distributor: | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Runtime: | 105 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Cadet Rousselle is a 1954 French comedy adventure film directed by André Hunebelle and starring François Périer, Dany Robin and Madeleine Lebeau. It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Francoeur Studios in Paris and on location in Nemours, Saint-Yon and Égreville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It takes its title from a traditional song of the same title. It was a popular success in France, attracting four million spectators.[1]
After a fight, cadet Rousselle is forced to leave his hometown and sets out for Paris. On the way he has several adventures, including being attacked by highwaymen. He encounters a group of touring actors who, unknown to him, are Royalist agents committed to overturning the French Revolution and he soon finds himself embroiled in danger.