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Francis the First

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

Top Cast

  • Fernandel

    Fernandel

    Honorin

  • Mona Goya

    Mona Goya

    Elsa / Madeleine Ferron

  • Alice Tissot

    Alice Tissot

    Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine

  • Aimé Simon-Girard

    Aimé Simon-Girard

    François Ier

  • Alexandre Rignault

    Alexandre Rignault

    Henri VIII d'Angleterre

  • Henri Bosc

    Henri Bosc

    Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron

  • Alexandre Mihalesco

    Alexandre Mihalesco

    Cagliostro

  • René Génin

    René Génin

    Cascaroni / L'aubergiste

  • Henri Valbel

    Henri Valbel

    Le Padre

Overview

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

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