The Fakir of the Grand Hotel

The Fakir of the Grand Hotel (French: Le fakir du Grand Hôtel) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Armand Bernard, Paulette Dubost and Annie Ducaux.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

The Fakir of the Grand Hotel
Directed byPierre Billon
Written byJean-Georges Auriol
Georges Dolley
Léopold Marchand
Based onLe Fakir du Grand Hôtel by Georges Dolley and Léopold Marchand
Produced byJoseph Daniloff
Christian Stengel
StarringArmand Bernard
Paulette Dubost
Annie Ducaux
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Music byCasimir Oberfeld
Production
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Dana Film
Release date
  • 5 January 1934 (1934-01-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Professor Demonio, a fakir, impresses a wealthy young man so much that he hires him to teach him to sort out his life, including his romantic entanglements.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.398
  2. ^ Rège p.939

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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