Mr. Orchid
Le Père tranquille
Drama
War
This character study of a French patriot during the Nazi Occupation has comedian Noel as the chief of the underground who uses his hobby of growing orchids to hide his radio equipment.
1946-04-30
fr
Cast
Director
René Clément
Noël-Noël as Édouard Martin
Nadine Alari as Monique Martin, daughter of Édouard
Paul Frankeur as Simon, Édouard's second lieutenant
Marcel Delaître as Charrat, resentful neighbor
Charles Lemontier as Father Charles
Maurice Chevit as Maquisard
Maurice Salabert as Butcher
Howard Vernon as German Lieutenant Fleischer
Jean Lara as Pelletier
José Artur as Pierre Martin
Claire Olivier as Madame Martin
Jeanne Herviale as Marie
Marcel Dieudonné as Jourdan
Pierre Moncorbier
Jo Dest as German Colonel Müller (uncredited)
Robert Le Fort as Mechanic (uncredited)
Roger Pierre as (uncredited)