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Le baron de l'écluse

  • 1960
  • 1h 32m
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Le baron de l'écluse (1960)
Comedy

Antoine, said the Baron, hero of the First World War and penniless, lives in Deauville playing casino. He starts to win some nice money and a yacht as payment. The Baron goes to Monte Carlo.... Read allAntoine, said the Baron, hero of the First World War and penniless, lives in Deauville playing casino. He starts to win some nice money and a yacht as payment. The Baron goes to Monte Carlo. But his luck is likely to turn quickly .Antoine, said the Baron, hero of the First World War and penniless, lives in Deauville playing casino. He starts to win some nice money and a yacht as payment. The Baron goes to Monte Carlo. But his luck is likely to turn quickly .

  • Director
    • Jean Delannoy
  • Writers
    • Maurice Druon
    • Georges Simenon
    • Michel Audiard
  • Stars
    • Jean Gabin
    • Micheline Presle
    • Jacques Castelot
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    473
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean Delannoy
    • Writers
      • Maurice Druon
      • Georges Simenon
      • Michel Audiard
    • Stars
      • Jean Gabin
      • Micheline Presle
      • Jacques Castelot
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Jacques Castelot and Jean Gabin in Le baron de l'écluse (1960)
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    Jean Gabin
    Jean Gabin
    • Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine
    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Perle Germain-Joubert
    Jacques Castelot
    • Marquis François-Marie de Villamayor
    Aimée Mortimer
    • Gaby Bonnetang
    Jean Constantin
    • Prince Héliakim Sadokkan
    Robert Dalban
    Robert Dalban
    • Vuillaume
    Jacques Hilling
    Jacques Hilling
    • Le surveillant des jeux
    Pierre-Louis
    • Georges, le barman
    • (as Pierre Louis)
    Alexandre Rignault
    Alexandre Rignault
    • L'éclusier Firmin
    Dominique Boschero
    Dominique Boschero
    • Brune
    Charles Bouillaud
    • Émile
    Émile Genevois
    • Un client de l'auberge
    Gabriel Gobin
    Gabriel Gobin
    • Valentin
    Georges Lycan
    • Le matelot
    Cécyl Marcyl
    • La vieille paysanne
    • (as Cecyl Marcil)
    Albert Michel
    • Un client de l'auberge
    Raphaël Patorni
    • Le chef de réception
    Jimmy Perrys
    • Le patron du restaurant
    • Director
      • Jean Delannoy
    • Writers
      • Maurice Druon
      • Georges Simenon
      • Michel Audiard
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      Italian censorship visa # 32552 delivered on 30-7-1960.

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    Gabin as a Baron in an intelligent,light,very satisfactory,well-crafted comedy!
    Gabin is unequaled in uttering pleasantly some great comic lines.

    "Le Baron ..." has important literary sources:Druon and Simenon.The things that make this film worth watching are:(1)the rich cast (Gabin,of course,but also Mrs. Presle , Mrs. Blanchette Brunoy and Desailly);(2)the script (Druon);(3)the skilled directing (Jean Delannoy ).The movie is supple and sympathetic;it has at least four attractive performances (from Gabin,Micheline Presle, Blanchette Brunoy and Desailly).Gabin has verve,mobility,charm,and acts gaily.He was a full-fledged man in his roles from '55-'57,and now,almost suddenly,in '60,our beloved Gabin is an old-timer already.He is not aristocratic,as Fresnay, Stroheim, Jouvet were,but a very acute,mirthful oldster.(In fact,Gabin was only 56 years old in this movie.)

    Mrs. Presle does a part a la Mrs. Taylor;it is not too original,but it is OK.

    I knew Desailly from La Peau Douce .

    Was Gabin the best choice for a Baron?It is certain that he made the role on his own hand.I guess Fresnay would have made a better character,as he was much more suited to perform an aristocrat.If the choice was mine,I would have chosen another actor to play a baron.(Fresnay was alive when this movie was shot.)But the movie uses the premise that a Baron does not have to look as a Baron.I grant that it is better to have this movie WITH Gabin as a baron,than not to have this Gabin movie at all.The man is not a miscast as Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine.He is not necessarily a Baron,but,instead,a very funny and cheerful and pleasing to watch Gabin,who took the opportunity to deliver some tasteful fun,and this is more interesting than any baron on Earth...

    "Le Baron ..." is a well-written and well-done comedy,intensely funny,and of an excellent taste (despite the presence of the inevitable,it seems,"popular element":some unkempt rednecks and cunning rustics,some grotesque rusticity,the rural humor,some ruses,things that I abhor,but which are kept,here,within the due limits and do not become stupid).

    As an art object "Le Baron ..." is sprightly,intelligent, fluid,well-conceived.No trace of stiffness.

    One more word;who was Druon when this movie was released?Well,in '59 appeared La Louve De France /Les Rois Maudits, V,and in '60:Le Lis et Le Lion /Les Rois Maudits, VI.

    The entire cast,plus the director Jean Delannoy ,plus the writer:everyone has a merit here,and everyone masters his job.

    I intensely recommend this well-thought,lucid and simple comedy,that is light and also cruel,unconventional and quite realistic.There is more than just a bit of bitterness.It is a rare science,to be simultaneously light and bitter.
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    • Cristi_Ciopron
    • Aug 9, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 1960 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ein Herr ohne Kleingeld
    • Filming locations
      • Pargny-Filain, Aisne, France(canal lock)
    • Production companies
      • Filmsonor
      • Intermondia Films
      • Cinétel
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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