Les Rois de la comédie (2023)

6.3/10 0 min Documentary

Overview

At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The Hunchback”, Jacques Tati with “My Uncle” and Louis de Funès with “Oscar” at the theater. On the big screen or on stage, each of these artists has a unique style of humor. They are the kings of French comedy. But how did they manage to become true box office champions? How did they experience their immense popularity? How do they still influence the comedy genre? And above all, are- are they funny in life? Where is the line between their character in the cinema and their real personality?

Cast

Fernandel

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Tati

Self (archive footage)

Bourvil

Self (archive footage)

Louis de Funès

Self (archive footage)

Patrick Préjean

Narrator (voice)

Brigitte Fossey

Self

Mei-Chen Chalais

Self

Françoise Deldick

Self

Sophie Agacinski

Self

Bernard Ménez

Self

Jacques Pessis

Self

Danièle Thompson

Self (archive footage)

Michel Galabru

Self (archive footage)

Catherine Rouvel

Self

Marcel Pagnol

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Balutin

Self (archive footage)

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