The King of Camelots

The King of Camelots
Directed by	André Berthomieu
Written by	André Berthomieu Paul Vandenberghe
Produced by	Pierre Gérin
Starring	Robert Lamoureux Colette Ripert Yves Deniaud
Cinematography	Fred Langenfeld
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur Henri Taverna
Music by	Richard Cornu
Production companies	Ciné Sélection Les Productions Cinématographiques
Distributed by	Ciné Sélection
Release date	11 January 1951 (1951-01-11)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The King of Camelots (French: Le roi des camelots) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Robert Lamoureux, Colette Ripert and Yves Deniaud.^{[1] [2] [3]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.

Synopsis

A young man Robert is initiated into the way of the camelots or street hawkers by the experienced Raymond. Robert is soon a thriving camelot, and begins to teach his own group of protégés.

Cast

• Robert Lamoureux as Robert
• Colette Ripert as Françoise
• Yves Deniaud as Raymond
• Charles Bouillaud as Emile
• Robert Berri as Grand Jo
• Gaston Orbal as Le marquis
• Jacques Gencel as Jeanjean
• Robert Rollis as Fil de fer
• Pierre Mazé as Michel
• Geneviève Morel as Mme Marguerite
• Paul Faivre as Le secrétaire
• Jean Carmet as La Globule
• Lysiane Rey as Yvette

References

1. Rège p.464
2. Hubert-Lacombe p.140
3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/111/le-roi-des-camelots

Bibliography

• Hubert-Lacombe, Patricia. Le cinéma français dans la guerre froide: 1946-1956. L'Harmattan, 1996.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The King of Camelots at IMDb