

Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1 hour 30 minutes1951-09-26
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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.
Cast

Pierre Fresnay
M. Fabre

Élina Labourdette
La comtesse de la Porte

André Randall
John Stuart Mill

Georges Tabet
Le directeur du collège

Pierre Bertin
Napoléon III

Espanita Cortez
Eugénie de Montijo

France Descaut
Antonia Fabre

Olivier Hussenot
Le censeur d'Avignon

Denise Kerny
Aglaë âgée

Paul Bonifas
Le ministre Victor Duruy

Jacques Emmanuel
L'éditeur Charles Delagrave

Pierre Magnier
Charles Delagrave

Guy Haurey
Jules

Andrée Lafayette

Henry Laverne
Le maire

Solange Varenne
La deuxième femme

Pierre Moncorbier

Hubert Noël
Le fiancé d'Antonia

Albert Culloz
Le petit Jules Fabre

Catherine Culloz
Aglaë Fabre

Jean-Pierre Maurin
Le prince impérial

Patrick Dewaere

Yves-Marie Maurin

Elisabeth Hardy
Marie Fabre

Fernand Blot
L'aubergiste (uncredited)

Pierre Derome
(uncredited)

Roberto Rossellini
(uncredited)
