The King | |
Director: | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon |
Producer: | André Paulvé Michel Safra |
Based On: | The King by Emmanuel Arène Gaston Arman de Caillavet Robert de Flers |
Starring: | Maurice Chevalier Annie Ducaux Sophie Desmarets |
Music: | Jean Marion |
Cinematography: | Robert Lefebvre |
Editing: | Roger Dwyre |
Studio: | Spéva Films |
Distributor: | DisCina |
Runtime: | 100 minutes |
Country: | France |
The King (French: Le roi) is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Maurice Chevalier, Annie Ducaux and Sophie Desmarets.[1] It is a remake of the 1936 film The King. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Paul-Louis Boutié.
It follows the adventures of King Jean IV of Cerdagne when he visits Paris to sign an important treaty.