Le Bossu (1959)
"Le bossu" (original title)

Director:

André Hunebelle

Writers:

Pierre Foucaud, Paul Féval (novel),

Stars:

Jean Marais, Bourvil, Sabine Sesselmann

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Marais	...	Henri de Lagardère
Bourvil	...	Passepoil
Sabine Sesselmann	...	Aurore de Nevers / Isabelle de Caylus (as Sabina Selman)
Jean Le Poulain	...	Peyrolles
Hubert Noël	...	Philippe de Nevers
Paulette Dubost	...	Dame Marthe
Edmond Beauchamp	...	Don Miguel
Alexandre Rignault	...	L'aubergiste
Paul Cambo	...	Philippe d'Orléans
Georges Douking	...	Le marquis de Caylus (as Douking)
Annie Anderson	...	Une invitée au bal (as Annie Andersson)
François Chaumette	...	Philippe de Gonzague
Raoul Billerey	...	(as Raoul Bilrey)
Barbara Cruz
Claude Carliez

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

paris france | fight for justice | based on novel

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hunchback of Paris

Filming Locations:

Château de Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, Oise, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

P.A.C., Globe Film International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

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Version of Le bossu (1934)

User Reviews

Very entertaining version of this great French swashbuckler

I love this original story and although it's frustrating I can't find a version of the book and the writer's son's sequels in English, I am ploughing through them in French which I expect any purist would tell me is what I should do anyway, and I've become an enthusiast for this engaging hero.

Whilst I greatly enjoyed the delightful movie version with Daniel Auteuil which is how I first discovered Henri de Lagardere, I think this Jean Marais version is really the best - it keeps to the original better re storyline, and the script allows Marais to act Lagardere as he should be - swashbuckling and dynamic and already well known in Paris rather than Auteuil's lower key less sophisticated version. I also enjoyed the recent French TV series.