Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Overview

It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.

Directed by Henri Diamant-Berger

Top cast

Pierre Fresnay

M. Fabre

Élina Labourdette

La comtesse de la Porte

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André Randall

John Stuart Mill

Georges Tabet

Le directeur du collège

Pierre Bertin

Napoléon III

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Espanita Cortez

Eugénie de Montijo

France Descaut

Antonia Fabre

Olivier Hussenot

Le censeur d'Avignon

Denise Kerny

Aglaë âgée

Paul Bonifas

Le ministre Victor Duruy

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Jacques Emmanuel

L'éditeur Charles Delagrave

Pierre Magnier

Charles Delagrave

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Guy Haurey

Jules

Andrée Lafayette

Henry Laverne

Le maire

Solange Varenne

La deuxième femme

Pierre Moncorbier

Hubert Noël

Le fiancé d'Antonia

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Albert Culloz

Le petit Jules Fabre

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Catherine Culloz

Aglaë Fabre

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