Mon oncle Benjamin
| Mon oncle Benjamin | |
|---|---|
 Mon oncle Benjamin film poster | |
| Directed by | Edouard Molinaro |
| Produced by | Roger Debelmas |
| Written by |
André Couteaux Edouard Molinaro |
| Starring |
Jacques Brel Claude Jade Bernard Alane |
| Music by | Jacques Brel |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $20.4 million[1] |
Mon oncle Benjamin (My Uncle Benjamin) is a 1969 French film directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Jacques Brel and Claude Jade. The film is based on a once-popular French comic novel Mon oncle Benjamin by Claude Tillier (1842). The 1969 film Don't Grieve,[2] directed by the Georgian Georgi Daneliya, is also based on Tillier's novel[3] The film was released on 28 November 1969.
Plot
The story is set in 1750 during the time of Louis XV. Benjamin (Jacques Brel) is a country doctor in love with the beautiful innkeeper's daughter, Manette, but she refuses his advances until he produces a marriage contract. After suffering a humiliating practical joke and condemned to prison, Benjamin escapes with Manette, who realizes she prefers happiness to a marriage contract after all.[4][5]
Cast
- Jacques Brel – Benjamin Rathery
- Claude Jade – Manette
- Bernard Alane – Pont-Cassé
- Robert Dalban – Innkeeper
- Bernard Blier – Marquis
- Rosy Varte – Bettine
- Paul Frankeur – Minxit
- Lyne Chardonnet – Arabelle
- Armand Mestral – Machecourt
- Paul Préboist – Parlenta
- Daniela Surina – Marquise of Cambyse
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=13897
- ↑ Ne goryuy!. "IMDb".
- ↑ Holder, Samuel (January 22, 2002). "Claude Tillier – Mon oncle Benjamin". Culture & Révolution. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
- ↑ Editions Jacques Brel "Films" Check
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External links
- My Uncle Benjamin at the Internet Movie Database
- Mon oncle Benjamin at AllMovie
- Picture Jacques Brel and Claude Jade
