Pot-Bouille (1957)
Jeune provincial aux dents longues, Octave Mouret débarque dans le Paris du Second Empire. Il trouve logement dans un immeuble bourgeois. Mme Josserand, femme autoritaire qui règne sur son ménage et ne songe qu'à marier sa fille Berthe, jette son dévolu sur lui. Mais après quelques emplois, Octave rentre au service de Mme Hédouin qui possède et dirige un grand magasin. Elle est belle, mais reste lointaine en dépit des efforts d'Octave pour se faire remarquer. Vexée, Caroline Josserand fait épouser à Berthe, contre son gré, Auguste Vabre, petit commerçant à court d'argent. Berthe devient rapidement la maîtresse d'Octave et celui-ci applique ses dons commerciaux à redresser les affaires d'Auguste. Mme Hédouin comprend qu'elle pourrait trouver le meilleur des associés avec le beau garçon et entend le récupérer...
Directeur: Julien Duvivier
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Gérard Philipe as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial |
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Dany Carrel as Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter |
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Danielle Darrieux as Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames” |
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Jacques Duby as Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building |
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Jane Marken as Eléonore Josserand, the mother |
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Olivier Hussenot as Joseph Josserand, the father |
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Henri Vilbert as Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore |
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Jean Brochard as Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general |
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Danielle Dumont as Hortense Josserand, the eldest daughter |
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Anouk Aimée as Marie Pichon, young mother with a pram |
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George Cusin as Achille Compardon, architect and lover of Gasparine |
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Claude Nollier as Clotilde Duveyrier, prosecutor's wife |
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Jacques Grello as Théophile Vabre, the eldest son, husband of Valérie |
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Van Doude as Hector Trublot, young friend of Narcisse |
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Michèle Grellier as Fanny, Miss Menu's niece and Narcisse's mistress |
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Gaston Jacquet as Hippolyte Vabre, the father, owner of the building |
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Denise Gence as Lisa, Compardon's servant |
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Alexandre Rignault as Gourd, building's concierge |
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Monique Vita as Clarisse Boquet, mistress of Mr. Duveyrier |
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Judith Magre as Rachel, servant of Auguste and Berthe |
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Pascale de Boysson as Gasparine, sister-in-law and mistress of Achille Compardon |
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Liliane Ernout as Customer of “Au Bonheur des Dames” |
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Valérie Vivin as Adèle, Josserand's servant |
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Betty Beckers as Valérie's maid |
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Catherine Samie as Clémence, Vabre's maid |
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Micheline Luccioni as Valérie Vabre, Théophile's hysterical wife |
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Jenny Orléans as Rose Compardon, Achilles' sickly wife (uncredited) |
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Germaine de France as Miss Menu, Fanny's aunt (uncredited) |
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Gabrielle Fontan as Mrs. Pilou, cleaning lady (uncredited) |
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Arielle Coigney as Louise, Mrs. Juzeur's maid (uncredited) |
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Lydia Ewandé as Clarisse's domestic (uncredited) |
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Henri Coutet as Worker in the yard (uncredited) |
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Albert Médina as SNCF controller (uncredited) |
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Jacques Eyser as Doctor who comes to announce the death of Mr. Hédouin (uncredited) |
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Rivers Cadet as Notary (uncredited) |
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Jean-Louis Le Goff as Maître d'hôtel (uncredited) |
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Paul Faivre as Coachman (uncredited) |
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Charles Lemontier as Passerby in the street with Valérie (uncredited) |
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Jean Degrave as Guest (uncredited) |
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René Worms as Guest (uncredited) |
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Andrès as Guest at the Josserands (uncredited) |
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Marius Gaidon as Waiter at the wedding buffet (uncredited) |
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Roger Lecuyer as Wedding guest (uncredited) |
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Paule Launay as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Julien Duvivier | Director |
| Writing | Léo Joannon | Writer |
| Writing | Henri Jeanson | Writer |
| Writing | Julien Duvivier | Writer |
| Production | Robert Hakim | Producer |
| Writing | Émile Zola | Novel |
| Art | Léon Barsacq | Production Design |
| Camera | Michel Kelber | Director of Photography |
| Art | Maurice Barnathan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Escoffier | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jean Wiener | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Raymond Hakim | Producer |
| Editing | Madeleine Gug | Editor |
