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Pétrus (1946)

Pétrus poster
Directed by
Marc Allégret
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets mixed up in a crime and a mystery. Fernandel plays the title character in this French comedy set in Paris.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezyquirkymysteriouscomedic

What happens

Petrus is a 1946 French comedy mystery crime film directed by Marc Allegret and starring Fernandel, Simone Simon, Marcel Dalio and Pierre Brasseur. Future star Corinne Calvet appears in a supporting role. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. The film had admissions in France of 2,602,669. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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