Good King Dagobert

1963 1h 35m FR

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay on the Merovingian king Dagobert. All they know is he had eight wives and reunited Francia. The ignorant knave's irreverent imagination turns that into a harem and a ludicrous war without armies, loaded with anachronisms, in a race against rival king Charibert for the crown of Reims. The king's right hand, archbishop Eloi, the later patrons saint of carpentry, is portrayed as an inventor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fernandel
M. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert
Gino Cervi
Saint Éloi
Darío Moreno
Charibert
Marthe Mercadier
Mme Pelletan / Gomatrude
Jean Tissier
Le grand connétable
Michel Galabru
Pépin
Pierre Doris
Césaric la Crapule
Georges Lycan
L'espion de grande taille

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Chevalier
Writers: Gérard Carlier, Raymond Castans, Jean Manse
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pierre Chevalier, shot by Robert Lefebvre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean-Michel Gautier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fernandel and Gino Cervi and Darío Moreno carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pierre Chevalier directs. Robert Lefebvre behind the camera. Jean-Michel Gautier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Pierre Chevalier, shot by Robert Lefebvre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jean-Michel Gautier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fernandel and Gino Cervi and Darío Moreno carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0185200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 16 themes, including "inventor", "kingdom", "pope", "polygamy".