Honoré de Marseille

Honoré de Marseille (1956)

05 Dec 1956 • Comedy, Musical • 1h 20m
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An ethnologist comes to interview a Marseillais of old stock.These humble cheerful Marseillais have never heard of ethnologists but they pretend they do and Honoré begins to tell the story of his dear city :Honorius ,his Roman ancestor ,founded Massilia when he married the Ligure tribe chief's daughter ;then ,later on,in the Pompey/Ceasar rivalry days ,Honoris,another forefather,made the wrong choice,and ,besieged by Julius' armies,he invented the game of Pétanque to stave off boredom..

Maurice Régamey
Director
Yves Favier, Jean Manse
Writer
Fernandel, Andrex, Francis Blanche
Starring

Language: French
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Country: France
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4.6

IMDb (144 votes)
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