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Farewell Mister Grock (1950)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Pierre Billon
Writer : Nino Constantini, Bluette Christin-Falaize

Synopsis

The life of Adrien Wettach, famous in the annals of the circus under the name of Grock, world famous Swiss clown. A series of images from Épinal, retracing the career of a European artist, within the framework of world history. Lots of children, wars, an eccentric Russian countess, Countess Barinoff, who grows old admiring the clown, and a very long quibble about a party wall, all serve to highlight the star's final number.

Actors

Grock
Grock
Grock
Suzy Prim
Suzy Prim
La comtesse Barinoff
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Un spectateur
Héléna Manson
Héléna Manson
Pauline
Alfonso Bovino
Alfonso Bovino
L'enfant italien
Charles Lemontier
Charles Lemontier
M. Durand
Maurice Régamey
Maurice Régamey
Bourquaint
Nadine Rousseau
Nadine Rousseau
Mme Wettach
Monique Marqueret
Monique Marqueret
Adélaïde
Made Siamé
Made Siamé
Une serveuse
Georges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat
Le père Wettach
Nicolas Amato
Nicolas Amato
Un valet de cirque
Ted Rémy
Ted Rémy
Adrien Osperi
Adrien Osperi
Peter Graham
Peter Graham
Axel Scholtz
Axel Scholtz
Jean-Jacques Domenge
Jean-Jacques Domenge
Paul Oettly
Paul Oettly
Philipp Gruß
Philipp Gruß
Camille Gari
Camille Gari
Marcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès
Louis Maïss
Louis Maïss
Henry Cassidy
Henry Cassidy
Jacques Marcerou
Jacques Marcerou
Marfa d'Hervilly
Marfa d'Hervilly
Yvonne Dany
Yvonne Dany
Gil Delamare
Gil Delamare
Jo Dest
Jo Dest
Alwin Emmert
Alwin Emmert
Arsenio Freignac
Arsenio Freignac
Albert Malbert
Albert Malbert
Alexandre Mihalesco
Alexandre Mihalesco
Frédéric Moriss
Frédéric Moriss
Marcel Rouzé
Marcel Rouzé
Eliane Salmon
Eliane Salmon
Evelyne Salmon
Evelyne Salmon
Made Siamé
Made Siamé
Raymond Vernière
Raymond Vernière
Roger Vincent
Roger Vincent

Crews

Nino Constantini
Nino Constantini
Screenplay
Bluette Christin-Falaize
Bluette Christin-Falaize
Screenplay
Serge Piménoff
Serge Piménoff
Set Decoration
Nikolai Toporkoff
Nikolai Toporkoff
Director of Photography
Pierre Billon
Pierre Billon
Director

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