Archimède le clochard - Misplaced Pages

1959 film

Archimède le clochard
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	Michel Audiard Gilles Grangier Albert Valentin
Produced by	Jean-Paul Guibert
Starring	Jean Gabin
Cinematography	Louis Page
Edited by	Jacqueline Thiédot
Music by	Jean Prodromidès
Release date	8 April 1959 (1959-04-08)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Archimède le clochard is a 1959 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier. It is also known as The Magnificent Tramp. The film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.

Plot

A sophisticated tramp lives during summer in a half-finished construction site. Because he doesn't want to be cold in the winter, he decides to get imprisoned on time. Therefore, he demolishes a bar but he is only incarcerated for a single week. He promises he will find a way to come back.

Cast

Jean Gabin as Joseph Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville aka Archimède
Paul Frankeur as Monsieur Grégoire, the first inn keeper
Darry Cowl as Arsène, the second inn keeper
Bernard Blier as Monsieur Pichon, the new inn keeper
Dora Doll as Madame Pichon
Gaby Basset as Mme Grégoire
Sacha Briquet as Jean-Loup, the English guest
Guy Decomble as the RATP station manager
Albert Dinan as the caterer
Noël Roquevert as Capitaine Brossard, the retired commander
Julien Carette as Félix, le clochard aux chiens
Paul Frankeur as M. Grégoire, l'ancien patron
Jacqueline Maillan as Madame Marjorie

References

"The Magnificent Tramp". unifrance.org. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
"Berlinale 1959: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

External links

Archimède le clochard at IMDb

v t e Films by Michel Audiard
Written and directed	Leontine (1968) A Golden Widow (1969) Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970) Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)
Written only	Mission in Tangier (1949) Beware of Blondes (1950) Darling Caroline (1951) Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951) My Wife Is Formidable (1951) The Man in My Life (1952) Massacre in Lace (1952) She and Me (1952) The Long Teeth (1953) The Most Wanted Man (1953) The Three Musketeers (1953) April Fools' Day (1954) The Cheerful Squadron (1954) Love in a Hot Climate (1954) Quay of Blondes (1954) Gas-Oil (1955) Blood to the Head (1956) Mannequins of Paris (1956) Short Head (1956) Fugitive in Saigon (1957) Retour de manivelle (1957) Speaking of Murder (1957) Three Days to Live (1957) Le désordre et la nuit (1958) Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) Les Misérables (1958) The Possessors (1958) Archimède le clochard (1959) Babette Goes to War (1959) Eyes of Love (1959) Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959) Rue des prairies (1959) Too Late to Love (1959) The Baron of the Locks (1960) Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) The Old Guard (1960) The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) Famous Love Affairs (1961) The Lions Are Loose (1961) The President (1961) Taxi for Tobruk (1961) The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) Emile's Boat (1962) The Gentleman from Epsom (1962) A Monkey in Winter (1962) Any Number Can Win (1963) Carom Shots (1963) Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) The Trip to Biarritz (1963) La Chasse à l'homme (1964) The Great Spy Chase (1964) Greed in the Sun (1964) Salad by the Roots (1964) Une souris chez les hommes (1964) Les Bons Vivants (1965) Crime on a Summer Morning (1965) La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965) Tender Scoundrel (1966) All Mad About Him (1967) An Idiot in Paris (1967) Johnny Banco (1967) A Little Virtuous (1968) Pasha (1968) Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) Incorrigible (1975) Body of My Enemy (1976) The Big Operator (1976) Animal (1977) Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) Cop or Hood (1979) Les Égouts du paradis (1979) Le Guignolo (1980) Jupiter's Thigh (1980) Il lupo e l'agnello (1980) Garde à Vue (1981) The Professional (1981) Espion, lève-toi (1982) Deadly Circuit (1983) Le Marginal (1983) Dog Day (1984) Les Morfalous (1984) La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985) He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)

Films by Michel Audiard

Written and directed

Leontine (1968)
A Golden Widow (1969)
Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970)
Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)

Written only

Mission in Tangier (1949)
Beware of Blondes (1950)
Darling Caroline (1951)
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
My Wife Is Formidable (1951)
The Man in My Life (1952)
Massacre in Lace (1952)
She and Me (1952)
The Long Teeth (1953)
The Most Wanted Man (1953)
The Three Musketeers (1953)
April Fools' Day (1954)
The Cheerful Squadron (1954)
Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
Quay of Blondes (1954)
Gas-Oil (1955)
Blood to the Head (1956)
Mannequins of Paris (1956)
Short Head (1956)
Fugitive in Saigon (1957)
Retour de manivelle (1957)
Speaking of Murder (1957)
Three Days to Live (1957)
Le désordre et la nuit (1958)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Les Misérables (1958)
The Possessors (1958)
Archimède le clochard (1959)
Babette Goes to War (1959)
Eyes of Love (1959)
Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
Rue des prairies (1959)
Too Late to Love (1959)
The Baron of the Locks (1960)
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
The Old Guard (1960)
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
The President (1961)
Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Emile's Boat (1962)
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
Any Number Can Win (1963)
Carom Shots (1963)
Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
The Trip to Biarritz (1963)
La Chasse à l'homme (1964)
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
Greed in the Sun (1964)
Salad by the Roots (1964)
Une souris chez les hommes (1964)
Les Bons Vivants (1965)
Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965)
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
All Mad About Him (1967)
An Idiot in Paris (1967)
Johnny Banco (1967)
A Little Virtuous (1968)
Pasha (1968)
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
Incorrigible (1975)
Body of My Enemy (1976)
The Big Operator (1976)
Animal (1977)
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Cop or Hood (1979)
Les Égouts du paradis (1979)
Le Guignolo (1980)
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
Garde à Vue (1981)
The Professional (1981)
Espion, lève-toi (1982)
Deadly Circuit (1983)
Le Marginal (1983)
Dog Day (1984)
Les Morfalous (1984)
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)

v t e Films directed by Gilles Grangier
Adémaï bandit d'honneur (1943) The Black Cavalier (1945) Lessons in Conduct (1946) The Adventure of Cabassou (1946) Trente et Quarante (1946) Something to Sing About (1947) Rendezvous in Paris (1947) Danger of Death (1947) Par la fenêtre (1948) Woman Without a Past (1948) I'm the Romance (1949) Amour et compagnie (1950) Amédée (1950) The Little Zouave (1950) Women Are Crazy (1950) The Straw Lover (1950) The Happy Man (1950) Les petites Cardinal (1951) The Prettiest Sin in the World (1951) Love, Madame (1952) Twelve Hours of Happiness (1952) Young Maries (1953) Rhine Virgin (1953) Faites-moi confiance (1954) Trust Me! (1954) April Fools' Day (1954) Spring, Autumn and Love (1955) Gas-Oil (1955) Blood to the Head (1956) The Schemer (1957) Speaking of Murder (1957) Three Days to Live (1957) Not Delivered (1958) Le Désordre et la Nuit (1958) Archimède le clochard (1959) 125 Rue Montmartre (1959) The Old Guard (1960) The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) The Gentleman from Epsom (1962) The Trip to Biarritz (1963) Maigret voit rouge (1963) My Wife's Husband (1963) That Tender Age (1964) Train d'enfer (1965) Les Bons Vivants (1965) The Man in the Buick (1968) Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) A Loser (1972) Gross Paris (1974) The Pirates of the Pacific (1975) Insula comorilor (1975) William the Conqueror (1982)

Films directed by Gilles Grangier

This article related to a French film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: