Heaven Sent (film)

Heaven Sent (French: Un drôle de paroissien) is a 1963 French comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky.^[1] It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] The film has been released under the name Heaven Sent in the English speaking world.

Heaven Sent
Directed by	Jean-Pierre Mocky
Written by	Jean-Pierre Mocky Michel Servin
Produced by	Henri Diamant-Berger Jérôme Goulven
Starring	Bourvil
Cinematography	Léonce-Henri Burel
Edited by	Marguerite Renoir
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Distributed by	Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
Release date	28 August 1963 (1963-08-28)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Plot

Georges Lachaunaye is a young member of an impoverished family of ancient nobility. His lack of financial means and his disdain for labour make him a thief who helps himself by robbing the collection boxes of churches.

Cast

• Bourvil as Georges Lachaunaye
• Francis Blanche as Chief Insp. Cucherat
• Jean Poiret as Raoul
• Jean Yonnel as Mattieu Lachesnaye, Georges' father
• Jean Tissier as Brigadier Bridoux
• Véronique Nordey as Françoise Lachaunaye
• Bernard Lavalette as the Police Prefect
• Marcel Pérès as Raillargaud (as Marcel Perez)
• Jean Galland as the college principal / the bishop
• Solange Certain as Juliette Lachaunaye, Georges's wife
• Denise Péronne as Aunt Clair
• Roger Legris as the beadle at the church of Saint-Étienne du Mont