Hoboes in Paradise

1945 1h 25m FR

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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In a Provençal village, two jolly good fellows, Boule and Pons, decide to dress as Saint Anthony and Saint Nicholas for the distribution of presents to the children on the feast of Saint Nicholas. They unfortunately get killed by a cart and find themselves in Hell where Lucifer and his demons duly torment them. They are saved by a prayer which helps them to climb the stairway to Paradise. Saint Peter, taken in by the applicants' disguise, lets them in. When the two true Saints show up, trouble follows. Luckily, thanks to the intervention of the Virgin Mary, the two friends are acquitted at their celestial trial and allowed to return to Earth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raimu
Boule
Fernandel
Pons
Armand Bernard
Mortician
André Alerme
Saint-Pierre
Félix Oudart
Village policeman
Marcel Maupi
Hairdresser
Piéral
Little devil
Michèle Philippe
Lynda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: René Le Hénaff
Writers: Gaston Martens
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Raimu and Fernandel and Armand Bernard carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0169979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

René Le Hénaff directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Raimu and Fernandel and Armand Bernard carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0169979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.