Carnival (1953 film)

Carnival (French: Carnaval) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Jacqueline Pagnol and Pauline Carton.^[1][2][3] It was based on the play Dardamelle by Emile Mazaud. It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pagnol and on location around Aix-en-Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

Carnival
Directed by	Henri Verneuil
Written by	Marcel Pagnol
Based on	Dardamelle by Emile Mazaud
Produced by	Marcel Pagnol Charles Pons
Starring	Fernandel Jacqueline Pagnol Pauline Carton
Cinematography	André Germain
Edited by	Jacques Bianchi Raymonde Bianchi
Music by	Raymond Legrand
Production company	Societe Nouvelle des Films Marcel Pagnol
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	26 July 1953 (1953-07-26)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Fernandel as Dardamelle
• Jacqueline Pagnol as Francine Dardamelle
• Pauline Carton as Toinette
• Renée Passeur as Aunt
• Nina Myral as La présidente des filles repenties
• Antonin Berval as Le commissaire
• Manuel Gary as Arthur
• Alexandre Arnaudy as Le curé
• Géo Dorlis as L'éveillé
• Charles Blavette as Lambrequin
• Henri Arius as Mayor
• Mireille Perrey as Isabelle
• Saturnin Fabre as Dr. Caberlot
• Jean Panisse as Le deuxième client