La joyeuse prison

Synopsis

Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle transforms the jail-house into a joyful prison, where all the inmates live amicably together. Among them, various colorful characters : a farmer, a poacher, a distiller, a forger, two pickpockets, a safe-cracker, a gangster and... a good-looking guy who pleases Rosette, Benoit's daughter, well. But too much leniency takes its toll : after Vauclin, the gangster, manages to escape and a complaint is filed against "the deplorable disorder reigning in the joyful prison", Benoit is given early retirement. He will know how to take advantage of his new status live a joyful life with his wife, his daughter and André, his son in law, in fact the nice-looking young prisoner who, in the meantime, has been cleared of all charges.

Main Cast

Michel Simon

Benoit, the chief guard

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Ded Rysel

Auguste Tuboeuf, inmate farmer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Paulette Dubost

Justine Benoit

Age : 100 | Popularity : 26%

Lisette Lebon

Rosette Benoit

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Michel Roux

André Chauvin

Age : 77 | Popularity : 12%

Christian Alers

The sub-prefect

Age : 102 | Popularity : 15%

Georges Baconnet

Ferdinand Bouchonnet

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Francis Boyer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	André Berthomieu
Writing	Writer	André Berthomieu Pierre François Paul Vandenberghe
Department	Role	Name

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