The Duratons

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The Duratons
Directed byAndré Berthomieu
Written byAndré Berthomieu
Ded Rysel
Jean-Jacques Vital
Produced byJean-Jacques Vital
Robert Woog
StarringJane Sourza
Ded Rysel
Claude Nicot
CinematographyVictor Arménise
Edited byGilbert Natot
Music byHenri Betti
Production
companies
Films Metzger et Woog
Simoja
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date
  • 20 December 1955 (1955-12-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Duratons (French: Les Duraton) is a 1955 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jane Sourza, Ded Rysel and Claude Nicot.[1] It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location in Senlis. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. It was the second film to be based on the popular radio series The Duraton Family following the 1939 production The Duraton Family directed by Christian Stengel.[2]

Synopsis[edit]

Jules Duraton is the local schoolmaster and lives with his family, but he is infuriated by a radio show of an identical name which he believes has made his family a laughing stock. He decides to sue the broadcasters. Matters are complicated when the lawyer hired by the radio company falls in love with Jules Duraton's daughter Solange.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Powrie & Cadalanu p.108
  2. ^ Dyer & Vincendeau p.144

Bibliography[edit]

  • Dyer, Richard & Vincendeau, Ginette. Popular European Cinema. Routledge, 2013.
  • Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

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