Honoré de Marseille
Honoré de Marseille is a 1956 French comedy film by Maurice Régamey.
| Honoré de Marseille | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Régamey |
| Produced by | Jacques Bar |
| Written by | Jean Manse |
| Starring | Fernandel |
| Music by | Henri Betti |
| Cinematography | Walter Wottitz |
Release date | 1956 |
Running time | 80 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
The story begins in 600 BC with the landing in a calque of a Phocéenne galley commanded by the warrior Honorius who, married by mistake the daughter of the Ligurian king, will found the city of Marseille. Honor, the first Marseilles, gives way to Honorius to tell us the hero-comic adventures of the siege of Marseille by the legions of Julius Caesar, which will lead to the invention of the petanque. Through successive leaps over the centuries, and in songs, Honoré tells us the history of the city of Phocea.
Cast
- Fernandel : Honoris, Honorius, Honoré
- Andrex : Pastèque
- Francis Blanche : Pasquale Marchetti
- Yvonne Monlaur : Gyptis
- Michel Etcheverry : Bob Patrick
- Edmond Ardisson : Victor
- Henri Crémieux : Garrigues
- Rellys : Saturnin
Songs
Songs composed by Henri Betti with lyrics by Jean Manse and performed by Fernandel with an orchestration by Paul Bonneau : Quel Plaisir ! Quel Travail !, Tout ça c'est Marseille, Oh ! Honoré and C'est Noël.
Production
The song C'est Noël was sung in a scene that was cut at the editing. It was later sung by Tino Rossi and Georges Guétary.