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Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
Directed by Henri Diamant-Berger
Comedy, Drama · 1h 30m
It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
Cast
Pierre Fresnay
M. Fabre
Élina Labourdette
La comtesse de la Porte
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André Randall
John Stuart Mill
Georges Tabet
Le directeur du collège
Pierre Bertin
Napoléon III
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Espanita Cortez
Eugénie de Montijo
France Descaut
Antonia Fabre
Olivier Hussenot
Le censeur d'Avignon
Denise Kerny
Aglaë âgée
Paul Bonifas
Le ministre Victor Duruy
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Jacques Emmanuel
L'éditeur Charles Delagrave
Pierre Magnier
Charles Delagrave
Crew
- Director
- Henri Diamant-Berger
Details
- Original title
- Monsieur Fabre
- Release date
- 1951-09-26
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- English, French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- UGC Films, Le Film d'art, Fidès Film, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique