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Bizarre, Bizarre

Bizarre, Bizarre

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Bizarre, Bizarre

1937

1h 35m

7.0(70 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Françoise Rosay

Françoise Rosay

Margaret Molyneux

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva

Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford

Nadine Vogel

Nadine Vogel

Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux

Henri Guisol

Henri Guisol

Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique

Jenny Burnay

Jenny Burnay

Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux

Agnès Capri

Agnès Capri

la chanteuse des rues

Annie Cariel

Annie Cariel

Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque

Jeanne Lory

Jeanne Lory

Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête

Creative team

Directed by: Marcel Carné
Written by: Jacques Prévert
Produced by: Edouard Corniglion-Molinier

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