Would-Be Gentleman (1968)
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Molière's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman.
Director: Pierre Badel
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Michel Serrault as M. Jourdain |
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Rosy Varte as Mme Jourdain |
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Daniel Ceccaldi as Dorante |
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Jean-Pierre Darras as Le maître de ballet |
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Roger Carel as Le maître de musique |
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Henri Virlogeux as Le maître de philosophie |
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Jacques Legras as Le maître-tailleur |
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Michel Creton as Covielle |
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Georges Audoubert as Le maître d'armes |
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Annick Blancheteau as Lucile |
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René Bouloc as Le premier laquais |
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Xavier Depraz as Le Grand Turc |
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Philippe Étesse as Cléante |
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Catherine Hiegel as Nicole |
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Tania Torrens as Dorimène |
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Armand Babel as Le second laquais |
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Pierre Devevey as L'élève du maître de musique |
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Michel Morano as Le garçon tailleur |
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Anne-Marie Sanial as Une soliste |
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Marc Vento as Un soliste |
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Jean-Marie Humily as Un soliste |
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Nathalie Bréhal as Une danseuse |
| Directing | Pierre Badel | Director |
| Camera | Louis Miaille | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Milko Sparemblek | Choreographer |
| Crew | Raoul Celada | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claude Catulle | Costume Coordinator |
| Art | Jacques Chalvet | Decorator |
| Writing | Molière | Book |
| Crew | Louis Miaille | Cinematography |
| Sound | Jean-Baptiste Lully | Music |
| Editing | Andrée Lemaire | Editor |
| Camera | Maurice Venier | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Guy Solignac | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Roland Sabary | Production Director |
| Sound | Daniel Stirn | Conductor |