Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
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.
Amazing Monsieur FabreComedy, Drama
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay — M. Fabre
- Élina Labourdette — La comtesse de la Porte
- André Randall — John Stuart Mill
- Georges Tabet — Le directeur du collège
- Pierre Bertin — Napoléon III
- 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
- Jacques Emmanuel — L'éditeur Charles Delagrave
- Pierre Magnier — Charles Delagrave
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