| The Trip to Biarritz | |
| Director: | Gilles Grangier |
| Based On: | The Trip to Biarritz by Jean Sarment |
| Producer: | Jacques Plante Massimo Uleri |
| Starring: | Fernandel Michel Galabru Rellys |
| Cinematography: | Roger Hubert |
| Editing: | Madeleine Gug |
| Music: | Georges Van Parys |
| Studio: | Millimax Produzione Cinematografica Mediterranee |
| Distributor: | Cinédis |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | France Italy |
The Trip to Biarritz (French: Le voyage à Biarritz) is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernandel, Michel Galabru and Rellys.[1] It is based on the play of the same title by Jean Sarment which was staged at the Comédie-Française in 1936.
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Cadenet,[2] Trets,[3] Toulon and London. The sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini. It also marked the final film role of the veteran actress Arletty in the role of a hotel proprietor.
Guillaume Dodut is a stationmaster in rural France at a station where trains no longer stop. His dream has always been to holiday in the famous resort town of Biarritz. Meanwhile, he gets involved in the romantic life of his son who is studying to be an engineer in London.