Monsieur Vincent (movie)

Synopsis

This film tells the true story of Saint Vincent de Paul , priest at the xvii ^th century who dedicated his life to the poor.

Technical sheet

• Title: Monsieur Vincent
• Director: Maurice Cloche
• Realization assistance: Guy Lefranc
• Scenario: Jean Bernard-Luc and Jean Anouilh
• Dialogues: Jean Anouilh
• Sets: René Renoux
• Costumes: Rosine Delamare , Georgette Fillon
• Photography: Claude Renoir
• Sound: Jean Rieul
• Editing: Jean Feyte
• Music: Jean-Jacques Grünenwald , Jean Dalve
• Orchestra: Société des concerts du Conservatoire , conductor Roger Désormière
• Production: Georges de la Grandière , Andre Halley des Fontaines , Andre Lejard , Georges Maurer
• Production Company: Publishing and Cinematographic Broadcasting , General Union Cinematographic
• Distribution companies: AGDC
• Filming Dates: March 17 to June 20, 1947
• Filming locations: Interiors at Buttes Chaumont Studios ; outsides in Pérouges ( Ain ), especially in its medieval city .
• Country of origin: France
• Original language: French
• Format: Black and white – 1.37: 1 – 35 mm – Mono sound
• Genre: Historical Movie
• Duration: 110 minutes (1h50)
• Release date :
  • France : November 5 , 1947
• Censorship Visa: N ° 4,535, issued on September 10, 1947

Distribution

• Pierre Fresnay : Vincent de Paul , priest
• Aimé Clariond : Cardinal Richelieu
• Jean Debucourt : Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi , Count of Joigny
• Lise Delamare : Françoise Marguerite de Silly, Madame de Gondi
• Germaine Dermoz : Queen Anne of Austria
• Gabrielle Dorziat : The President Goussault
• Pierre Dux : Chancellor Séguier
• Yvonne Gaudeau : Louise de Marillac
• Jean Carmet : Father Portail
• Michel Bouquet : The tuberculous
• Gabrielle Fontan : The old deaf man from the presbytery of Châtillon
• Robert Murzeau : Mr. Besnier
• Gabriel Gobin : A servant of Mr. Besnier
• Claude Nicot : A page of Mr. Besnier
• Marcel Pérès : La Pogne, the crippled former soldier
• Francette Vernillat : The little girl
• Georges Vitray : The Count of Châtillon
• Vera Norman : Mademoiselle de Châtillon, Count’s daughter
• Geneviève Morel : Marguerite Naseau
• Ginette Gaubert : One of the ladies benefactors
• Renée Thorel : One of the ladies benefactors
• Marcel Vallée : The administrator of the hospices
• Paul Demange : A sexton near the foundling children
• Paul Faivre : A sexton near the foundling children
• Guy Favières : The beggar bastard / A poor near the fireplace
• André Dumas : Cardinal Graziani
• Jeanne Hardeyn : Madeleine, a sister of charity
• Joëlle Janin : Jeanne, the young novice sister
• Maurice Marceau : A poor man
• Maximilian : A devotee to the church
• Marthe Mellot : The old woman who eats too much
• Alice Reichen : The landlady
• Nicole Riche : The landlady’s daughter
• Jean Rougerie : A poor man
• René Stern : An abbot with Madame de Gondi
• Charles Gérard : A galérien (under reserves)
• Georges Cerf
• Yvonne Claudie
• Jean Favre-Bertin
• Harry-Max
• Robert Le Beal
• Max Rogerys
• Tony Taffin
• Jean-Marc Tennberg
• Victor Vina

Around the film

• Number of entries: 7,055,290 entries in France ¹
• With more than 7 million admissions in France, this film is the biggest success of Pierre Fresnay in the cinema.
• In this film, we will note the presence of two future great actors: Jean Carmet still young beginner (in the role of Father Portail), and Michel Bouquet who finds his first role in the cinema (that of a tuberculosis).

Distinctions

• 1947: Pierre Fresnay wins the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival
• 1947: The film wins the Grand Prix of French Cinema
• 1947: Golden Lion nomination for Maurice Cloche
• 1949: Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
• 1949: Appointment at the British Academy Film Awards for the best film
• 1949: Prize for the best film awarded by the Belgian film press
• 1950: Golden Globes nomination for the best promotion for the international agreement

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