The Majordomo (French: Le Majordome, Italian: Operazione maggiordomo) is a 1965 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Paul Meurisse, Geneviève Page and Paul Hubschmid.Rège p.348https://www.unifrance.org/film/6390/le-majordome It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié.
Synopsis Léopold, the valet of a celebrated lawyer, becomes so knowledgeable about the French penal code that he acts as an unofficial judge for the criminals of Paris, mediating their disputes. He falls in love with Agnès who is engaged to Doctor Ventoux, who leads a double life as a notorious criminal known as The Cat. He helps the Doctor to plan a major heist in the hope that he will free Agnès to marry him.
Cast Paul Meurisse as Léopold Geneviève Page as Agnès des Vallières Paul Hubschmid as Doctor Ventoux / Le 'chat' Micheline Luccioni as Arlette Lutz Gabor as Fernand Jacques Seiler as Albert Henri Lambert as La Quille Noël Roquevert as De Royssac Fernand Berset as The giant Paul Préboist as The butler of Ventoux André Weber as Pellegrini Florence Blot as L'infirmière Marcel Charvey as Le maître d'hôtel Louis Bugette as Un truand Béatrice Delange as La bonne d'Agnès Robert Favart as Maître Boissard
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Bibliography Gili, Jean A. & Tassone, Aldo. Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995). Editrice Il castoro, 1995. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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