A daydreaming French composer sees himself as a fine figure dashing through history.
Cast
Gérard Philipe
Claude
Martine Carol
Edmee
Gina Lollobrigida
Leila
Magali Vendeuil
Suzanne
Marilyn Buferd
Madame Bonacieux
Raymond Bussières
Roger
Raymond Cordy
Gaston
Albert Michel
Le facteur
Pierre Palau
Le vieux monsieur qui critique toutes les époques
Jean Parédès
Paul
Paolo Stoppa
Direktor der Oper
Gil Delamare
D'Artagnan
Bernard Lajarrige
Léon
Monique Aïssata
La servante de Leïla (uncredited)
Robert Balpo
Le directeur du collège (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée
La femme au bureau de poste (uncredited)
Jacques Beauvais
(uncredited)
Georges Bever
Le garçon de café (uncredited)
Jackie Blanchot
Un sbire algérien / Porthos, un mousquetaire (uncredited)
Mathilde Casadesus
La gouvernante de Suzanne 1789 (uncredited)
Christian Chantal
Singer (uncredited)
Marcel Charvey
Un témoin du duel (uncredited)
René-Jean Chauffard
M. de Villebois, le mari d'Edmée (uncredited)
Max Dalban
L'oriental qui amène des ciseaux (uncredited)
André Dalibert
Le général (uncredited)
Monique Darval
Singer (uncredited)
Jean Daurand
Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
Joé Davray
Un frère de Leïla (uncredited)
Paul Demange
Le petit monsieur qui veut reprendre le piano (uncredited)
Bernard Dhéran
L'aviateur, fiancé de la caissière (uncredited)
Paul Faivre
L'huissier à l'Opéra (uncredited)
Bernard Farrel
Sans-culotte (uncredited)
Pierre Fleta
Singer (uncredited)
René Fluet
Le deuxième déménageur du piano (uncredited)
Édouard Francomme
Un voisin / Un laquais / Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
Guy Henry
Un homme préhistorique (uncredited)
Jores
(uncredited)
Léon Larive
Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
Marcelle Legendre
Singer (uncredited)
Palmyre Levasseur
La dame au parapluie (uncredited)
Julien Maffre
Un agent (uncredited)
Alain Malloire
Un fils d'Edmée (uncredited)
Michel Malloire
Un fils d'Edmée (uncredited)
Yannick Malloire
Catherine de Villebois, la fille d'Edmée (uncredited)
Dominique Marcas
(uncredited)
Henri Marchand
L'abbé en 1789 (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
Marcel Meral
(uncredited)
Jean Morel
(uncredited)
Bernard Musson
Un témoin du duel (uncredited)
François Nadal
(uncredited)
Henri Niel
Le président du tribunal (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne
L'administrateur (uncredited)
Georges Paulais
Le compositeur refoulé (uncredited)
Jimmy Perrys
Un consommateur jouant du chapeau (uncredited)
Jane Pierson
La dame au guichet de la poste (uncredited)
Piot
(uncredited)
François Richard
(uncredited)
Philippe Richard
Un homme (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé
Un homme (uncredited)
Eugène Stuber
Le premier déménageur du piano (uncredited)
Jean Sylvain
Un homme au guichet de la poste (uncredited)
Chantal Tirède
Singer (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
(uncredited)
Crew
René Clair
Director, Scenario Writer, Adaptation, Producer, Dialogue
Pierre Barillet
Adaptation
Jean-Pierre Grédy
Adaptation
Louisette Hautecœur
Editor
Denise Natot
Editor
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
Robert Florent
Assistant Director of Photography
Robert Juillard
Cinematography
Serge Vallin
Second Assistant Director
Angelo Rizzoli
Producer
Léon Barsacq
Production Design
Louis Née
Assistant Camera
Jean Dicop
Assistant Camera
Gilbert Chain
Assistant Camera
Marie Grintzeff
Assistant Costume Designer
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Georgette Fillon
Costume Design
Jules Chanteau
Hairstylist
René Daudin
Hairstylist
Marcel Bordenave
Makeup Artist
Antoine Petitjean
Sound Engineer
Georges Van Parys
Original Music Composer
Henri Thibault
Still Photographer
Francine Corteggiani
Script Supervisor
André Bakst
Assistant Production Design
Léon Carré
Production Manager
Romano Dandi
Assistant Production Manager
André Hoss
Unit Manager
