The Bureaucrats (1936 film)
The Bureaucrats (French: Messieurs les ronds de cuir) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, Pierre Larquey and Gabriel Signoret.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
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| French | Messieurs les ronds de cuir |
| Directed by | Yves Mirande |
| Written by | Yves Mirande |
| Based on | The Bureaucrats by Georges Courteline |
| Produced by | Bernard Simon |
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| Edited by | Maurice Serein M. J. Yvanne |
| Music by | Armand Bernard André Hornez |
Production company | Paris Ciné Films |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
The film, which is a satire of government bureaucracy, is about public servants who spend so much time sitting in their office chairs that they need to order special cushions for their buttocks. The premise is referenced in the original French title Messieurs les ronds de cuir, which translates into Men with the leather circles, alludes to.
Cast
- Lucien Baroux as Lahrier
- Pierre Larquey as Le conservateur
- Gabriel Signoret as M. Soupe
- Saturnin Fabre as Le tondu
- Roger Duchesne as Chavarax
- Jean Tissier as Nègre
- Josette Day as Mme Chavarax
- Arletty as the sister-in-law of the hourmerie
- Armand Lurville as La Hourmerie
- Georges Bever as Ovide
- André Numès Fils as Sainthomme
- Betty Spell as Miss de Rocroy
- Jeanne Véniat as Mme La Hourmerie
- Paul Faivre as Van der Hogen
- Émile Saulieu as concierge
- Léonce Corne as the Head of the Expeditions Department
- Simone Chobillon
References
- Dudley, Andrew (2021) [1995]. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press. p. 355. ASIN B09H3QNPX5. ISBN 0-691-05686-2. LCCN 94015486.
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