The Majordomo

The Majordomo
Directed byJean Delannoy
Written byHenri Jeanson
Jacques Robert
Jean Delannoy
Produced byMario Cecchi Gori
Hélène Dassonville
Jean Delannoy
StarringPaul Meurisse
Geneviève Page
Paul Hubschmid
CinematographyChristian Matras
Edited byHenri Taverna
Music byPaul Misraki
Production
companies
Ceres Films
Cocinor
Fair Film
Les Films Corona
Les Films Marceau
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 23 March 1965 (1965-03-23)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

The Majordomo (French: Le Majordome, Italian: Operazione maggiordomo) is a 1965 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Paul Meurisse, Geneviève Page and Paul Hubschmid.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié.

Synopsis

Léopold, the valet of a celebrated lawyer, becomes so knowledgeable about the French penal code that he acts as an unofficial judge for the criminals of Paris, mediating their disputes. He falls in love with Agnès who is engaged to Doctor Ventoux, who leads a double life as a notorious criminal known as The Cat. He helps the Doctor to plan a major heist in the hope that he will free Agnès to marry him.

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References

Bibliography

  • Gili, Jean A. & Tassone, Aldo. Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995). Editrice Il castoro, 1995.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.