Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1951-09-26 | 0 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Pierre FresnayM. Fabre
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Elina LabourdetteLa comtesse de la Porte
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Pierre BertinNapoléon III
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Olivier HussenotLe censeur d'Avignon
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Denise KernyAglaë âgée
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Paul BonifasLe ministre Victor Duruy
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Pierre MagnierCharles Delagrave
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Andrée Lafayette
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Henry LaverneLe maire
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Pierre Moncorbier
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Hubert NoëlLe fiancé d'Antonia
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