Movie: Would-Be Gentleman

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jean Meyer
Jean Meyer

Covielle, Cléonte's valet

Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner

Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois

Robert Manuel
Robert Manuel

the music master

Georges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat

the master of philosophy

Jean Piat
Jean Piat

Cléonte, in love with Lucile

Georges Descrières
Georges Descrières

Dorante, count, lover of Dorimene

Jacques Eyser
Jacques Eyser

the fencing master

Jacques Charon
Jacques Charon

the dancing master

Andrée de Chauveron
Andrée de Chauveron

Madame Jourdain

Micheline Boudet
Micheline Boudet

Nicole, servant

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    M. Jourdain is a cloth merchant who wants to become a gentleman, learning dance, music, fencing and philosophy. Mme Jourdain is worried about Dorante's expenses and prefers her daughter Lucile to marry Cléonte. The two young men's servants use subterfuge to get M. Jourdain to accept Cléonte as son-in-law. They fake the arrival of the Grand Turk's son in Paris, and, in an Oriental ballet, confer upon M. Jourdain the title of Mammamouchi, his daughter marrying the son of the Grand Turk, who is none other than Cléonte in disguise.

  • Release Date

    1958-11-19

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français

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