Runner
2026 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 1957
It Happened on the 36 Candles
Directed by
Henri Diamant-Berger
Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a good-looking man working on the famous RTF entertainment show 36 Chandelles. The show ultimately seals the reunion of the two estranged young lovers. The story features a parade of music-hall stars from the era: Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Georges Guétary, Juliette Gréco, Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault, Fernand Raynaud, Georges Ulmer …
The story
Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a good-looking man working on the famous RTF entertainment show 36 Chandelles. The show ultimately seals the reunion of the two estranged young lovers. The story features a parade of music-hall stars from the era: Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Georges Guétary, Juliette Gréco, Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault, Fernand Raynaud, Georges Ulmer and many more.
Cast
Jane SourzaMrs. Desjardins, Minister of Youth and Sports
Guy BertilHugues, minister's nephew
Brigitte BarbierBrigitte Magnin
Jacques RiberollesMichel, Brigitte's fiancé
Silvia SolarMyra
Lona RitaSweeper
Max ElloyUsher
Paul DemangeConcierge
René HiéronimusAmbroise
Denise KernySecretary
André GabrielloSelf
Lucien RaimbourgGarousse
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Suzet MaïsMathilde Magnin, Brigitte's mother
AglaëSelf (uncredited)
AndrexSelf (uncredited)
Françoise ArnoulSelf (uncredited)
Cécile AubrySelf (uncredited)
Jean-Christophe AvertyAssistant director (uncredited)
Charles AznavourSelf (uncredited)
Philippe ClaySelf (uncredited)
Jean CocteauSelf (uncredited)
Christian DuvaleixSelf (uncredited)
Jeanne Fusier-GirSelf (uncredited)
Juliette GrécoSelf (uncredited)
Catherine LangeaisSelf (uncredited)
Pierre LarqueySelf (uncredited)
Odette LaureSelf (uncredited)
Jean NohainSelf (uncredited)
Roger PierreSelf (uncredited)
Annette PoivreSelf (uncredited)
Fernand RaynaudSelf (uncredited)
Jean RichardSelf (uncredited)
Jean-Marc ThibaultSelf (uncredited)
Jean TissierSelf (uncredited)
Charles TrenetSelf (uncredited)
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