Les Rois de la comédie
Documentary
At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The Hunchback”, Jacques Tati with “My Uncle” and Louis de Funès with “Oscar” at the theater. On the big screen or on stage, each of these artists has a unique style of humor. They are the kings of French comedy. But how did they manage to become true box office champions? How did they experience their immense popularity? How do they still influence the comedy genre? And above all, are- are they funny in life? Where is the line between their character in the cinema and their real personality?
2023-01-01
fr
Cast
Fernandel as Self (archive footage)
Jacques Tati as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil as Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès as Self (archive footage)
Patrick Préjean as Narrator (voice)
Brigitte Fossey as Self
Mei-Chen Chalais as Self
Françoise Deldick as Self
Sophie Agacinski as Self
Bernard Ménez as Self
Jacques Pessis as Self
Danièle Thompson as Self (archive footage)
Michel Galabru as Self (archive footage)
Catherine Rouvel as Self
Marcel Pagnol as Self (archive footage)
Jacques Balutin as Self (archive footage)
Marina Vlady as Self
Annie Cordy as Self (archive footage)
Georges Rostan as Self
Henri Verneuil as Self (archive footage)
Gérard Oury as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Pierre Melville as Self (archive footage)
Yves Montand as Self (archive footage)
Henri Guybet as Self