Madelon (film)

Madelon
Madelon
Directed by	Jean Boyer
Written by	Jean Boyer; Jacques Robert ; Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon ; Serge Veber ;
Produced by	Georges Lourau ; Alexandre Mnouchkine ; Francis Rigaud ;
Starring	Line Renaud ; Jean Richard ; Roger Pierre ;
Cinematography	Charles Suin
Edited by	Fanchette Mazin
Music by	Louis Gasté
Production; companies	Filmsonor; Gallus Films; Les Films Ariane;
Distributed by	Cinédis
Release date	2 December 1955;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Last updated April 11, 2025

Madelon (French: La Madelon) is a 1955 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Line Renaud, Jean Richard and Roger Pierre.^[1] It is inspired by the popular song of the First World War "La Madelon" about Madelon, a waitress working in a country inn encountered by a group of soldiers.

Synopsis

In the First World War, Madeleine, a singing waitress who has become of the idol to the French Army travels up to Paris and the Western Front searching for her lover, encountering on the way a variety of different nationalities who make up the Allied forces.

Cast

Line Renaud as Madeleine Thullier, dite La Madelon
Jean Richard as Antoine Pichot
Roger Pierre as Le caporal Georges Beauguitte
Pierre Larquey as Le curé
Georges Chamarat as Auguste Thullier
André Valmy as Le capitaine Van Meulen
Gilbert Gil as Un commandant d'aviation chez Maxim's
Jacques Dynam as Le chasseur de chez Maxim's
Jean Martinelli as Le colonel de Saint-Marc
Peter Walker as Un Américain
Michèle Monty as Juliette
Jess Hahn as Le général américain Gibson
Émile Genevois as Le soldat Alfred
Odette Barencey as Mme Thullier
Edmond Chemi as Le gendarme qui arrête Antoine
Michel Flamme as Un capitaine d'aviation chez Maxim's
Jacques Hilling as Le soldat qui dort
Daniel Ceccaldi as Un militaire chez Maxim's
Georges Baconnet as M. Pichot
Robert Dalban as L'adjudant La Tringle
Robert Rollis as Julot
Jean Carmet as Le soldat Mathieu
Noël Roquevert as Le commandant Martin

References

↑ The A to Z of French Cinema p.140

Bibliography

Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

Madelon at IMDb

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[1] The A to Z of French Cinema p.140

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