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La joyeuse prison (1956)
95 min | Comedy

La joyeuse prison (1956)

95 min | Comedy

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 ...See moreBenoit, 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. Written by Guy Bellinger See less

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Name	Known for
Michel Simon Benoit - le surveillant-chef Benoit - le surveillant-chef See fewer	Port of Shadows (1938)
Ded Rysel Auguste Tuboeuf - un détenu cultivateur Auguste Tuboeuf - un détenu cultivateur See fewer	Piédalu à Paris (1951)
Paulette Dubost Justine Benoit Justine Benoit See fewer	The Rules of the Game (1939)
Lisette Lebon Rosette Benoit Rosette Benoit See fewer	Farewell, Friend (1968)
Michel Roux André Chauvin André Chauvin See fewer	Holiday for Henrietta (1952)
Christian Alers Le sous-préfet Le sous-préfet See fewer	Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
Georges Baconnet Ferdinand Bouchonnet Ferdinand Bouchonnet See fewer	Two Pennies Worth of Violets (1951)
Francis Boyer Actor Actor See fewer	Baratin (1956)
Henri Coutet Gustave Gustave See fewer	Love and Death (1975)
Robert Dalban Vauclin - un gangster détenu Vauclin - un gangster détenu See fewer	Diabolique (1955)
Paul Derly Breton - un détenu perceur de coffres-forts Breton - un détenu perceur de coffres-forts See fewer	Le roi Pandore (1950)
Émile Genevois Petit Louis - un détenu cambrioleur Petit Louis - un détenu cambrioleur See fewer	Les Misérables (1934)
Marguerite Héliès La sous-préfète (as Marguerite Helies) La sous-préfète (as Marguerite Helies) See fewer	La joyeuse prison (1956)
Jane Helly Actress Actress See fewer	Just Me (1950)
Marcel Rouzé Le brigadier (as Marcel Rouze) Le brigadier (as Marcel Rouze) See fewer	Dishonorable Discharge (1957)
Maryse Martin Charlotte Tuboeuf Charlotte Tuboeuf See fewer	Claudine (1978)
Paul Faivre Filasse - un détenu braconnier Filasse - un détenu braconnier See fewer	Dr. Knock (1951)
Charles Bouillaud Blafard - un détenu faussaire Blafard - un détenu faussaire See fewer	The Miracle of the Wolves (1961)
Alice Tissot Madame de St-Leu Madame de St-Leu See fewer	Vaccin 48 (1934)
Darry Cowl Maître Larigot Maître Larigot See fewer	Not on the Lips (2003)