The Lord's Vineyard

1958 film
  • Jean Boyer
  • Jean Manse
  • Serge Veber
Based onThe Lord's Vineyard by Francis de Croisset and Robert de FlersProduced by
  • Ernest Rupp
  • Walter Rupp
Starring
CinematographyCharles SuinEdited byJacqueline BrachetMusic byFred Freed
Production
companies
  • Cocinor
  • Régis Films
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 24 December 1958 (1958-12-24)
Running time
94 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Lord's Vineyard (French: Les Vignes du Seigneur) is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Pierre Dux and Simone Valère. The title is a traditional expression for drunkenness in French. It is based on a play by Francis de Croisset and Robert de Flers, which had previously been adapted into a 1932 film.[1]

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

Cast

  • Fernandel as Henri Lévrier
  • Pierre Dux as Comte Hubert Martin de Kardec
  • Simone Valère as Gisèle Bourjeon
  • Évelyne Dandry as Yvonne Bourjeon
  • Charles Bouillaud as Jean - le domestique des Bourjeon
  • Mag-Avril as La générale
  • Lona Rita as Lulu
  • Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Tante Aline Tremplin
  • Michel Garland as Jack
  • Béatrice Bretty as Mme. Bourjeon

References

  1. ^ Goble p.1005

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

  • The Lord's Vineyard at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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