The Trip to Biarritz

The Trip to Biarritz
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	Michel Audiard Raymond Castans Gilles Grangier Jean Manse Massimo Uleri
Based on	The Trip to Biarritz by Jean Sarment
Produced by	Jacques Plante Massimo Uleri
Starring	Fernandel Michel Galabru Rellys
Cinematography	Roger Hubert
Edited by	Madeleine Gug
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production companies	Millimax Produzione Cinematografica Mediterranee
Distributed by	Cinédis
Release date	15 March 1963 (1963-03-15)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

The Trip to Biarritz (French: Le voyage à Biarritz) is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernandel, Michel Galabru and Rellys.^[1] It is based on the play of the same title by Jean Sarment which was staged at the Comédie-Française in 1936.

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Cadenet,^[2] Trets,^[3] Toulon and London. The sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini. It also marked the final film role of the veteran actress Arletty in the role of a hotel proprietor.

Synopsis

Guillaume Dodut is a stationmaster in rural France at a station where trains no longer stop. His dream has always been to holiday in the famous resort town of Biarritz. Meanwhile, he gets involved in the romantic life of his son who is studying to be an engineer in London.

Cast

• Fernandel as Guillaume Dodut
• Michel Galabru as Touffanel
• Rellys as Louis
• Catherine Sola as Thérèse
• Jacques Chabassol as Charles Dodut
• Hélène Tossy as Madeleine Dodut
• Anna Massey as Marjorie Robertson
• Arletty as Fernande
• Jacques Balutin as Le reporter
• Paul Bonifas as Bourrély
• Daniel Ceccaldi as Paul Bonnenfant
• Albert Dinan as Bastide
• Jean-Pierre Moulin as Philippe
• Gaston Rey as Beaucoiran
• Max de Rieux as Laget
• Michael Anthony
• Richard Caldicot
• José Casa
• Josette Chavassieux
• Jean Daniel
• Germaine Gerlata
• Alvys Maben
• Viviane Méry
• Anthony Stuart
• Robert Casa as Le facteur
• Paul Frankeur as Le chauffeur de la locomotive
• Alix Mahieux as Petit rôle

References

1. Le Bail & Le Bail p.385
2. Souvais, Michel. Arletty, confidences à son secrétaire (in French). Editions Publibook. p. 187. ISBN 978-2-7483-8735-3. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
3. "Quand Michel Galabru était chef de gare à Trets". www.laprovence.com (in French). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

Bibliography

• Patrice Le Bail & Bruno Le Bail. La forteresse des illusions: petite anthologie du cinéma français. 2007.

External links

• The Trip to Biarritz at IMDb