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The Sparrows of Paris
Film poster
Directed by
Maurice Cloche
Written by
Maurice Cloche André Hornez
Produced by
Maurice Cloche
Starring
Jean-Pierre Aumont Louis de Funès Virginia Keiley
Cinematography
Nicolas Hayer
Edited by
Renée Gary
Music by
Paul Bonneau
Production company
Les Films Maurice Cloche
Distributed by
Ciné Sélection
Release date
12 June 1953 (1953-06-12)
Running time
90 minutes
Country
France
Language
French
The Sparrows of Paris (French: Moineaux de Paris) is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Maurice Cloche and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Louis de Funès and Virginia Keiley.[1]
Plot
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Impresario Mr. Smith and his daughter want to engage a group of French musicians. On this occasion, Peggy Smith wears a necklace with a locket. One of the musicians identifies the locket as property of his grandmother. When Ms. Smith insists on keeping it, the musician calls for his ancestors, and the reborn French elite soldier Césarin answers.
Cast
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Jean-Pierre Aumont as Césarin, Horse Grenadier of the Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)
Louis de Funès as the doctor
Virginia Keiley as Peggy Smith, the impresario's daughter
Max Elloy as P'tit Louis
Robert Lombard as the choir school manager
Louis Gimberg as Mr Smith, the American impresario