Summary
Leaping forward twenty years, the trilogy continues with the death of Fanny's husband, Panisse, and the discovery of her secret by her son, Césariot. The young man resolves to track down his biological father, Marius, whose life has been fraught with calamity and poverty.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 76
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.6
Running time
2 h 21 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +41 min on the typical 100
typical 100141Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1936
November 13, 1936
90 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
and 9 more19 people
- RaimuCésar Ollivier
- Orane DemazisFanny Cabanis
- Pierre FresnayMarius Ollivier
- Fernand CharpinHonoré Panisse
- Robert VattierMr. Brun
- Paul DullacFélix Escartefigue
- Marcel MaupiInnocent Mangiapan
- Alida RouffeHonorine Cabanis
Milly MathisTante Claudine Foulon
RellysL'employé de M. Panisse
Édouard DelmontLe docteur Felicien Venelle
André FouchéCesariot Panisse- TThommerayElzéar Bonnegrâce, le curé de Saint Victor
- DDoumelFernand, Marius' silent partner
- RBRobert BassacPierre Dromard
- CCharblayHenri - le patron du bar de Toulon
- JCJean CastanL'enfant de chœur
- ASAlbert SpannaLe facteur
- OROdette RogerLa servante de l'hôtel
Directing · 1
- Marcel Pagnol Director, Screenplay, Producer
Production · 1
- Albino Constanzo Production Designer
Camera · 3
- Willy Faktorovitch Director of Photography, Cinematography
- Roger Ledru Camera Operator, Cinematography
- Charly Willy-Gricha Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Suzanne de Troeye Editor
- Jeanne Rongier Editor
Sound · 2
- Vincent Scotto Original Music Composer
- Georges Gérardot Sound
Art · 1
- Galibert Set Decoration
Other crew · 1
- Grischa Cinematography
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- Marius (1931)
GoodWatch score 90Film 1
- Fanny (1932)
GoodWatch score 76Film 2
- César (1936)
GoodWatch score 76You're here
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