Drôle de Drame (Drôle de drame) 86 years old

Drôle de Drame

A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin - an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.

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Drôle de Drame Cast

Name Character
Jean-Pierre Aumont He was 28, 90 years old when he died as Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva
René Génin He was 49, 77 years old when he died as le balayeur
Louis Jouvet He was 51, 63 years old when he died as Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford
Françoise Rosay She was 47, 82 years old when she died as Margaret Molyneux
Henri Guisol He was 34, 89 years old when he died as Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique
Agnès Capri She was 30, 69 years old when she died as la chanteuse des rues
Madeleine Suffel She was 37, 74 years old when she died as Victory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson
Nadine Vogel She was 20, 76 years old when she died as Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux
Michel Simon He was 43, 80 years old when he died as Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
Jenny Burnay She was 36, 87 years old when she died as Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux
Jeanne Lory as Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête
Jean-Louis Barrault He was 28, 83 years old when he died as William Kramps, le tueur de bouchers
Marcel Duhamel He was 37, 77 years old when he died as le fêtard amoureux des enterrements
Ky Duyen He was 28, 80 years old when he died as l'hôtelier chinois de Soho
Pierre Alcover He was 44, 64 years old when he died as l'inspecteur-chef de Scotland Yard Bray

Drôle de Drame Crew

Name Department
Eugen Schüfftan as Director of Photography. He was 45 (84) years old when He died Camera
Marthe Poncin as Editor. She was 13 (47) years old when She died Editing
Marcel Carné as Director. He was 32 (90) years old when He died Directing
Jacques Prévert as Screenplay. He was 39 (77) years old when He died Writing
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Drôle de Drame (86 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 20, 1937
  • Runtime: 95 minutes