Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
It 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.
Director: Henri Diamant-Berger
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Pierre Fresnay as M. Fabre |
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Élina Labourdette as La comtesse de la Porte |
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André Randall as John Stuart Mill |
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Georges Tabet as Le directeur du collège |
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Pierre Bertin as Napoléon III |
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Espanita Cortez as Eugénie de Montijo |
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France Descaut as Antonia Fabre |
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Olivier Hussenot as Le censeur d'Avignon |
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Denise Kerny as Aglaë âgée |
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Paul Bonifas as Le ministre Victor Duruy |
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Jacques Emmanuel as L'éditeur Charles Delagrave |
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Pierre Magnier as Charles Delagrave |
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Guy Haurey as Jules |
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Andrée Lafayette as |
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Henry Laverne as Le maire |
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Solange Varenne as La deuxième femme |
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Pierre Moncorbier as |
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Hubert Noël as Le fiancé d'Antonia |
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Albert Culloz as Le petit Jules Fabre |
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Catherine Culloz as Aglaë Fabre |
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Jean-Pierre Maurin as Le prince impérial |
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Patrick Dewaere as |
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Yves-Marie Maurin as |
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Elisabeth Hardy as Marie Fabre |
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Fernand Blot as L'aubergiste (uncredited) |
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Pierre Derome as (uncredited) |
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Roberto Rossellini as (uncredited) |
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Roger Vincent as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henri Diamant-Berger | Director |
