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Clochemerle (film)

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Clochemerle
Directed byPierre Chenal
Written byPierre Laroche
Based onClochemerle by Gabriel Chevallier
Produced byArmand Rubin
StarringFélix Oudart
Saturnin Fabre
Jean Brochard
CinematographyRobert Lefebvre
Edited byMonique Kirsanoff
Music byHenri Sauguet
Production
company
Cinéma Production
Distributed byNational Film Distribution
Release date
  • 11 May 1948 (1948-05-11)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Clochemerle is a 1948 French comedy film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Félix Oudart, Saturnin Fabre and Jean Brochard.[1] [2] It is an adaptation of the 1934 novel Clochemerle by Gabriel Chevallier.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet.

Synopsis

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In a small town in Beaujolais a dispute breaks out when the Radical Party mayor decides to build some new public urinals opposite the church. Conservative forces led by the local priest and a baroness attempt to thwart him.

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Bibliography

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  • 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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