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The Illustrious Maurin (1933)

The Illustrious Maurin poster
Original title
L'illustre Maurin
Directed by
André Hugon
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 02m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man from the French countryside gets into various adventures and romantic situations. It is based on a novel from 1908 and follows events from an earlier film.

light-heartedplayfulstory-drivenlivelyfolkloriccomedicnostalgicslightly dated

What happens

The Illustrious Maurin (French: L'illustre Maurin) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Antonin Berval, Nicole Vattier and Jean Aquistapace. It is based on the 1908 novel The Illustrious Maurin by Jean Aicard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. It is a sequel to the 1932 film Maurin of the Moors also directed by Hugon, and starring Berval, Vattier and Aquistapace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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