Carnival (1953 film)

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Carnival
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Directed by Henri Verneuil
Written by Marcel Pagnol
Based onDardamelle by Emile Mazaud
Produced byMarcel Pagnol
Charles Pons
Starring Fernandel
Jacqueline Pagnol
Pauline Carton
Cinematography André Germain
Edited by Jacques Bianchi
Raymonde Bianchi
Music by Raymond Legrand
Production
company
Societe Nouvelle des Films Marcel Pagnol
Distributed by Gaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 26 July 1953 (1953-07-26)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Carnival (French: Carnaval) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Jacqueline Pagnol and Pauline Carton. [1] [2] [3] It was based on the play Dardamelle by Emile Mazaud. It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pagnol and on location around Aix-en-Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

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References

  1. Rège p.28
  2. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.332
  3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/4851/carnaval

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