Champions of France

Champions of France
Directed by	Willy Rozier
Written by	Roger Dubourdieu Willy Rozier
Produced by	Willy Rozier
Starring	Georgius Pierre Etchepare André Fouché
Cinematography	Marc Bujard Tahar Hanache
Music by	Jean Yatove
Production company	Sport-Films
Distributed by	Sprint-Film
Release date	21 December 1938 (1938-12-21)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Champions of France (French: Champions de France) is a 1938 French sports comedy film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Georgius, Pierre Etchepare and André Fouché.^[1][2]

A wealthy industrialist backs a rowing club on the River Marne. The team soon enjoys success but its prospects are threatened by division in the team driven by an attractive woman.

• Georgius as Daniel Pinoche
• Pierre Etchepare as Achille Bernard
• André Fouché as Bob Bernard
• Maurice Maillot as Jacques Allier
• Camille Bert as Drick - l'entraîneur
• Myno Burney as Gladys Lodje
• Ginette Darcy as Claudie
• Milly Mathis as Céleste
• Georges Cahuzac as Le père Goujon
• Nino Constantini as Jimmy
• Jacques Henley as Chartrier
• Roger Bontemps as Le bookmaker
• André Claveau as Le chanteur

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

• Champions of France at IMDb

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