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Hercule

  • 1938
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Jules Berry, Fernandel, and Gaby Morlay in Hercule (1938)
Comedy

Hercule, a young peasant, inherits a Parisian newspaper with a large circulation. The editor-in-chief, Vasco, takes advantage of his ignorance to make corruption prevail. But Hercules gradua... Read allHercule, a young peasant, inherits a Parisian newspaper with a large circulation. The editor-in-chief, Vasco, takes advantage of his ignorance to make corruption prevail. But Hercules gradually realizes the role that we make him play.Hercule, a young peasant, inherits a Parisian newspaper with a large circulation. The editor-in-chief, Vasco, takes advantage of his ignorance to make corruption prevail. But Hercules gradually realizes the role that we make him play.

  • Director
    • Alexander Esway
  • Writers
    • C.M. Alexandre
    • Carlo Rim
  • Stars
    • Fernandel
    • Gaby Morlay
    • Pierre Brasseur
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    71
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    • Director
      • Alexander Esway
    • Writers
      • C.M. Alexandre
      • Carlo Rim
    • Stars
      • Fernandel
      • Gaby Morlay
      • Pierre Brasseur
    • 1User review
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    Fernandel
    Fernandel
    • Hercule Maffre
    Gaby Morlay
    Gaby Morlay
    • Juliette Leclerc
    Pierre Brasseur
    Pierre Brasseur
    • Bastien
    Henri Crémieux
    Henri Crémieux
    • Bajoux
    Édouard Delmont
    Édouard Delmont
    • Maffre
    • (as Delmont)
    Nane Germon
    • Miette
    Vincent Hyspa
    • Cahuzac
    Robert Pizani
    Robert Pizani
    • Le premier frère Riquel
    Henri Poupon
    • Boeuf
    • (as Poupon)
    Jean Tissier
    Jean Tissier
    • Le troisième frère Riquel
    Charles Dechamps
    Charles Dechamps
    • Le second frère Riquel
    Jules Berry
    Jules Berry
    • Vasco
    Edmond Beauchamp
    • Le secrétaire de Vasco
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Berri
    • Vaillant
    • (uncredited)
    Albert Broquin
    • Ficelle
    • (uncredited)
    Félix Claude
      Henry Darbray
      • Saint-Eloi
      • (uncredited)
      Jean Daurand
      • Sandwich
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Alexander Esway
      • Writers
        • C.M. Alexandre
        • Carlo Rim
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        After a few days shooting, director Jean Grémillon and his assistant Louis Daquin decided to abandon the project.

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      5/10
      Mild French Equivalent Of Newspaper Comedy
      "Hercule" is of interest as a French equivalent of the kind of newspaper comedy that was popular at the time in Hollywood, but tailored here as a vehicle for the popular character of Fernandel, who had four other films in release that year of 1938.

      He is the country bumpkin (coming from Provence and never having been in Paris) who is taken advantage of by city slickers, in this case Jules Berry as the paper's advertising manager, when you see Berry in a movie from this era you expect something devious is going to happen.

      K Fisherman that he is down South, Hercule is out of his depth taking over "L'Incorruptible" which was run by his recently deceased father, but his secretary played by Gaby Morlay, who actually gets first billing, and a faithful journalist played by a young Pierre Brasseur, help to save the day.
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      • Release date
        • March 4, 1938 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Arturo va in città
      • Production company
        • Pan Ciné
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 45 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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