The Heroic Monsieur Boniface

92 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Heroic Monsieur Boniface (French: L'Héroïque Monsieur Boniface) is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Fernandel, Andrex, Gaston Orbal and Liliane Bert.^[1] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was followed by a 1951 sequel The Sleepwalker.

Boniface, a shy window dresser, finds himself caught up in a murder case, and decides to tackle the gang leader behind the killing. They in turn kidnaps Boniface's girlfriend Irene.

• Fernandel as Boniface
• Andrex as Charlie
• Gaston Orbal as M. Simon
• Charles Bouillaud as Le troisième gangster
• Palmyre Levasseur as La logeuse
• Julien Maffre as Le lampiste
• Albert Malbert as Le bistrot
• Max Révol as Le chef de gare
• Francis Salabert as Le commissaire
• Michel Ardan as Le deuxième gangster
• Yves Deniaud as Le premier gangster
• Liliane Bert as Irène

• Rège, Philippe . Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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