One of the legion

One of the legion is a French film carried out by Christian Jaque in 1936

Summary

Fernand is dévalisé by a brigand who strikes it and makes the exchange of the identity papers. He awakes on a boat which leads in Algérie the recruits of the Foreign legion. The life of legionary makes of him another man who, for nothing in the world, wants to take again his banal and futile life. He becomes a hero and ends up piling up again under his true name.

Data sheet

Realizer: Christian Jaque
Scenario: Paul Fékété, according to a news of J.D Newson " How Forbes Smith left for the légion"
Adaptation and Dialog: Paul Fékété
Assistants realizer: François Carron, Jean Manse
Images: Fred Langenfeld, Charles Suin, Andre Germain
Music: Mahieddine, Casimir Oberfeld
Decorations: Pierre Schild
Sound: Jacques Hawadier
Assembly: Andre Versein, William Barrache
Production: The productions Directing Calamy
of production: Joe Francis
Lasted: 91mn
Turning in June 1936, in Marseilles, Sidi Bel Abbès and various sites of North Africa
Film 35mm, black and white
Kind: Dramatic comedy
First presentation the 9/18/1936

Distribution

Fernandel : Fernand, Esculape, Siméon Espitalion
Suzy Prim: Maryse
Therese Dorny: Antoinette Espitalion
Paul Azaïs: Turlot
Robert Vigan: The sergeant Leduc
Daniel Mendaille: Charlin
Arthur Devère : Joseph Vandercleef
Jacques Varennes: Pierrot Durand
Rolla Norman: The captain Carron
Paul Amiot: The colonel
Jean Kolb: The head doctor
Marcel Vidal: Master Troude
Régine Dancourt: The friend of Pierrot
Georges Malkine: The Russian legionary
Eugene Stuber: A legionary

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