The Bureaucrats (1959 film)

The Bureaucrats
Directed by	Henri Diamant-Berger
Written by	Georges Courteline (novel) Henri Diamant-Berger
Produced by	Henri Diamant-Berger
Starring	Noël-Noël Philippe Clay Jean Richard
Cinematography	André Germain
Edited by	Françoise Diot
Music by	Francis Lopez
Production company	Cinelor
Release date	1 July 1959 (1959-07-01)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Bureaucrats (French: Messieurs les ronds de cuir) is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard.[1] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline.

Partial cast

• Noël-Noël as M. de la Hourmerie
• Philippe Clay as Letondu
• Jean Richard as Boudin
• Jacques Grello as Chavarax
• Paul Demange as Ovide
• Bernard Lavalette as Van Der Hogen
• Lucien Baroux as Le père Soupe
• Pierre Brasseur as M. Nègre
• Pierre Doris as Léonce
• Jean Poiret as René Lahrier
• Micheline Dax as Gaby
• Mathilde Casadesus as Mme Nègre
• Robert Burnier as Rodolphe Salis
• Madeleine Suffel as Mme de La Hourmerie
• Hubert Deschamps as Le curé dans le train
• Jean Parédès as Gorguchon

References

1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Bureaucrats at IMDb