The Trip to Biarritz

1963 film

15 March 1963 (1963-03-15)

Running time

94 minutesCountriesFrance
ItalyLanguageFrench

The Trip to Biarritz (French: Le voyage à Biarritz) is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernandel, Michel Galabru and Rellys.^[1] It is based on the play of the same title by Jean Sarment which was staged at the Comédie-Française in 1936.

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Cadenet,^[2] Trets,^[3] Toulon and London. The sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini. It also marked the final film role of the veteran actress Arletty in the role of a hotel proprietor.

Synopsis

Guillaume Dodut is a stationmaster in rural France at a station where trains no longer stop. His dream has always been to holiday in the famous resort town of Biarritz. Meanwhile, he gets involved in the romantic life of his son who is studying to be an engineer in London.

Cast

Fernandel as Guillaume Dodut
Michel Galabru as Touffanel
Rellys as Louis
Catherine Sola as Thérèse
Jacques Chabassol as Charles Dodut
Hélène Tossy as Madeleine Dodut
Anna Massey as Marjorie Robertson
Arletty as Fernande
Jacques Balutin as Le reporter
Paul Bonifas as Bourrély
Daniel Ceccaldi as Paul Bonnenfant
Albert Dinan as Bastide
Jean-Pierre Moulin as Philippe
Gaston Rey as Beaucoiran
Max de Rieux as Laget
Michael Anthony
Richard Caldicot
José Casa
Josette Chavassieux
Jean Daniel
Germaine Gerlata
Alvys Maben
Viviane Méry
Anthony Stuart
Robert Casa as Le facteur
Paul Frankeur as Le chauffeur de la locomotive
Alix Mahieux as Petit rôle

References

^ Le Bail & Le Bail p.385
^ Souvais, Michel. Arletty, confidences à son secrétaire (in French). Editions Publibook. p. 187. ISBN 978-2-7483-8735-3. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "Quand Michel Galabru était chef de gare à Trets". www.laprovence.com (in French). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

Bibliography

Patrice Le Bail & Bruno Le Bail. La forteresse des illusions: petite anthologie du cinéma français. 2007.

External links

The Trip to Biarritz at IMDb

Films by Michel Audiard

Written and directed

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A Golden Widow (1969)
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How to Do Well When You're a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974)

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Mannequins of Paris (1956)
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Fugitive in Saigon (1957)
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Speaking of Murder (1957)
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Le désordre et la nuit (1958)
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The Possessors (1958)
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v t e Films directed by Gilles Grangier
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Films directed by Gilles Grangier