Overview
A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Aubagne
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Kazimierz Jerzy Oberfeld
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Willy Faktorovitch
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Marcel PagnolWriter
- Original title
- Le Schpountz
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 15, 1938
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
Production
Cast
FernandelIrénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Fernand CharpinUncle Baptiste Fabre
Henri PouponGalubert
Orane DemazisFrançoise
Léon BelièresMeyerboom- Jean CastanCasimir Fabre
- Odette RogerAunt Clarisse Fabre
Charles BlavetteMartelette
Enrico GloriBogidar Glazunoff
Marcel MaupiBartender- LouisardCharlet
- Robert BassacDromart
Robert VattierAstruc
André PollackAttorney- CharblayAdolphe, studio doorman
- TyrandPope
Jacques BruniusProps master- Henri ChampetierNick
- BerettaHead of the stage
Jean WeberCanteen attendant
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