Narcisse (1940)
Directed by Ayres d'Aguiar
Comedy
Narcisse (1940)
Film Synopsis
Owing to an unexpected clause in his uncle's testament, Narcisse Pigeon is obliged to obtain a pilot's licence if he is to inherit a fortune. Even though he has no interest or aptitude for flying, the naive Narcisse allows himself to be persuaded by his family into training as a pilot. By a quirk of fate he ends up in a military camp where his is mistaken for an airman. A series of happy accidents leads him to earn the promotion he needs to win his inheritance and also the love of Rosine, a pretty canteen worker.© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Ayres d'Aguiar
- Script: Maurice Diamant-Berger (dialogue), Anthony Kimmins (novel), Carl Lamac
- Cinematographer: Victor Arménise, Paul Cotteret, Robert Juillard
- Music: René Sylviano
- Cast: Rellys (Narcisse Pigeon), Paul Azaïs (Crépin), Monique Rolland (Rosine), Claude May (Josette), André Gabriello (Le sergent-major), Jeanne Fusier-Gir (La tante), Georges Lannes (Le commandant), Henri Crémieux (L'inspecteur général), Joffre (L'oncle), Roger Legris (Lafolle), Georges Grey (Robert), Robert Ozanne (Le lieutenant), Georges Péclet (Le pilote), Jean Boissemond, Paul Demange, Marcel Duhamel, Jean-François Martial, Marcel Melrac, André Numès Fils, Félix Poulot
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 103 min
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