What is Francis the First about?

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1937-02-17
Director: Christian-Jaque
Rating: ★ 5.7 / 10

Top cast

Fernandel Honorin
Mona Goya Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
Alice Tissot Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
Aimé Simon-Girard François Ier
Alexandre Rignault Henri VIII d'Angleterre
Henri Bosc Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron

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