The Heroic Monsieur Boniface | |
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Directed by | Maurice Labro |
Written by | Gérard Carlier André Tabet |
Produced by | Roger de Broin Roger Ribadeau-Dumas |
Starring | Fernandel Gaston Orbal Liliane Bert |
Cinematography | Marc Fossard |
Edited by | Monique Isnardon Robert Isnardon |
Music by | Louiguy |
Production companies | La Société des Films Sirius Société Française de Cinématographie |
Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
Release date | 19 October 1949 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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