The Passage of Venus (French: Le passage de Vénus) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Maurice Gleize and starring Pierre Larquey, Blanchette Brunoy and Annette Poivre. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil.

Cast

Pierre Larquey as Virgile Seguin

Blanchette Brunoy as Hortense Bicquois

Annette Poivre as Gudule

Frédéric Duvallès as Lazare Chantoiseau - un astronome

Raymond Bussières as Gigout

Félix Oudart as Le juge Bulle

Roland Armontel as Gustave Bicquois

Al Cabrol as Bibi la Barbouse

Rivers Cadet as M. Rabusset

Bernard Charlan as Rémi

Paul Demange as Trapu

Maurice Dorléac as Le commissaire de police

Thérèse Dorny as Zoé Chantoiseau

Milly Mathis as Mme Rabusset

Jacques Meyran as Maître Mouche

Claude Nicot as Pascal Pommier

Nadine Tallier as Gisèle

References

Bibliography

Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986 Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

The Passage of Venus

External links

1951 films

French comedy films

1951 comedy films

1950s French-language films

Films directed by Maurice Gleize

French black-and-white films

1950s French films

French films based on plays

Films shot in Paris

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The Passage of Venus