Monsieur Fabre is a 1951 French historical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette and André Randall. It was produced by Diamant-Berger and Walter Futter.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was on 35mm film, in 1,37:1 format, with monophonic sound. It was released in France on 5 July 1951.
Monsieur Fabre | |
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Directed by | Henri Diamant-Berger |
Written by | Jack Kirkland Henri Diamant-Berger Walter Futter |
Produced by | Raymond Borderie Henri Diamant-Berger Walter Futter Walter Rupp |
Starring | Pierre Fresnay Elina Labourdette André Randall |
Cinematography | Claude Renoir Horace Woodard |
Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
Music by | Hubert d'Auriol |
Production company | Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique |
Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
Release date | 14 September 1951 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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.