Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1951 · 1h 30m · Approved
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Henri Diamant-Berger
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Henri Diamant-Berger Director
- Pierre Fresnay as M. Fabre
- Élina Labourdette as La comtesse de la Porte
- André Randall as John Stuart Mill
- Georges Tabet as Le directeur du collège
- Pierre Bertin as Napoléon III
- Espanita Cortez as Eugénie de Montijo
- France Descaut as Antonia Fabre
- Olivier Hussenot as Le censeur d'Avignon
- Denise Kerny as Aglaë âgée
- Paul Bonifas as Le ministre Victor Duruy
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