The Postman from Longjumeau | |
Director: | Carl Lamac |
Music: | Anton Profes |
Cinematography: | Eduard Hoesch |
Distributor: | Hammer-Tonfilm |
Runtime: | 95 minutes |
Language: | German |
The Postman from Longjumeau (German: Der Postillon von Lonjumeau) is a 1936 Austrian-Swiss musical comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Carl Esmond, Rose Stradner and Alfred Neugebauer. The film is known by several alternative titles including Der König lächelt – Paris lacht (The King Smiles – Paris Laughs). It is loosely based on the 1836 opera Le postillon de Lonjumeau by Adolphe Adam. In eighteenth-century France, a Postilion from Longjumeau is summoned by Madame de Pompadour to sing in her opera company, forcing him to be separated from his wife.