Very Happy Alexander (1968)
Alexandre le bienheureux
100 min
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.
- Release date
- February 9, 1968
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Vladimir Cosma
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Cast
- Philippe Noiret as Alexandre Gartempe
- Marlène Jobert as Agathe Bordeaux
- Françoise Brion as Eliane Gartempe dite La Grande
- Paul Le Person as Sanguin
- Tsilla Chelton as Madame Bouillot
- Léonce Corne as Le père Lamendin
- Pierre Richard as Colibert
- Jean Saudray as Pinton
- Pierre Barnley as Le curé
- Marcel Bernier as Malicorne
- Madeleine Damien as Mrs. Boisseau
- Pierre Maguelon as Verglandier
- Marie Marc as Old mother of 'La Grande'
- Antoinette Moya as Angèle Sanguin
- Jean Carmet as 'La Fringale'
- Pierre Bellemare as Pierre Bellemare (uncredited)
- Marc Dudicourt as Mr Tondeur, TV game candidate (uncredited)
- Kaly as Le chien d'Alexandre
Crew
- Yves Robert · Director
- Yves Robert · Writer
- Pierre Lévy-Corti · Writer
- Danièle Delorme · Producer
- Vladimir Cosma · Composer
- René Mathelin · Cinematographer
- Andrée Werlin · Editor
- Jacques D'Ovidio · Production designer