Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1951It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
Acted in
Pierre Fresnay
as M. Fabre
Élina Labourdette
as La comtesse de la Porte
André Randall
as John Stuart Mill
Georges Tabet
as Le directeur du collège
Pierre Bertin
as Napoléon III
Espanita Cortez
as Eugénie de Montijo
France Descaut
as Antonia Fabre
Olivier Hussenot
as Le censeur d'Avignon
Denise Kerny
as Aglaë âgée
Paul Bonifas
as Le ministre Victor Duruy
Jacques Emmanuel
as L'éditeur Charles Delagrave
Pierre Magnier
as Charles Delagrave
Guy Haurey
as Jules
Andrée Lafayette
Henry Laverne
as Le maire
Solange Varenne
as La deuxième femme
Pierre Moncorbier
Hubert Noël
as Le fiancé d'Antonia
Albert Culloz
as Le petit Jules Fabre
Catherine Culloz
as Aglaë Fabre
Jean-Pierre Maurin
as Le prince impérial
Patrick Dewaere
Yves-Marie Maurin
Elisabeth Hardy
as Marie Fabre
Fernand Blot
as L'aubergiste (uncredited)
Pierre Derome
as (uncredited)
Roberto Rossellini
as (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
as (uncredited)