| Director | Maurice Gleize |
|---|---|
| Producer | Albert-Pierre Barrière |
| Based on | The Passage of Venus by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil |
| Writer | Maurice Gleize |
| Starring | Pierre Larquey Blanchette Brunoy Annette Poivre |
| Music | Georges Derveaux |
| Cinematography | Paul Cotteret |
| Editing | Renée Guérin |
| Studio | Arca Films |
| Distributor | Les Films Marceau |
| Released | 30 August 1951 |
| Runtime | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Passage of Venus (French: Le passage de Vénus) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Maurice Gleize and starring Pierre Larquey, Blanchette Brunoy and Annette Poivre.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil.
Cast
- Pierre Larquey as Virgile Seguin
- Blanchette Brunoy as Hortense Bicquois
- Annette Poivre as Gudule
- Frédéric Duvallès as Lazare Chantoiseau - un astronome
- Raymond Bussières as Gigout
- Félix Oudart as Le juge Bulle
- Roland Armontel as Gustave Bicquois
- Al Cabrol as Bibi la Barbouse
- Rivers Cadet as M. Rabusset
- Bernard Charlan as Rémi
- Paul Demange as Trapu
- Maurice Dorléac as Le commissaire de police
- Thérèse Dorny as Zoé Chantoiseau
- Milly Mathis as Mme Rabusset
- Jacques Meyran as Maître Mouche
- Claude Nicot as Pascal Pommier
- Nadine Tallier as Gisèle
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- The Passage of Venus at IMDb