Sénéchal the Magnificent (French: Sénéchal le magnifique) is a 1957 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Nadia Gray and Madeleine Barbulée.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.163Bessy & Chirat p.191 It was shot at Billancourt Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It is also known by the alternative title His Greatest Role.
Cast Fernandel as François, Lucien Sénéchal Nadia Gray as La princesse Marida Ludibescu Madeleine Barbulée as Mme Roberte Simone Paris as L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval Robert Pizani as Le prince Alexandre Suzanne Dehelly as La malade Roland Armontel as Carlini Paul Azaïs as Le garagiste - mécanicien du car Georges Baconnet as Le président du tribunal Sacha Briquet as Le représentant en télévision Jacqueline Caurat as Nicole, une soubrette Albert Dinan as Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon Giovanni Guarducci as M. de La Torre - attaché d'ambassade Georges Lannes as Castel-Boissac Jacques Mancier as M. Bardin - le responsible de la tournée théâtrale Serge Nadaud as L'acteur qui joue M.Serval Gaston Orbal as Le directeur du théâtre Liliane Patrick as Mado Clarieux André Philip as Beluze Pierre Stéphen as Un joueur de poker Hélène Tossy as Mme Léon Georges Chamarat as Le colonel Trochu Jeanne Aubert as La colonelle Trochu
References
Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1956-1960. Pygmalion, 1986. Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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