The Five Cents of Lavarede | |
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Directed by | Maurice Cammage |
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Produced by | Maurice Cammage |
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Cinematography | Georges Clerc |
Music by | Casimir Oberfeld |
Production company | Société de Production du Film Les Cinq Sous |
Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date | 8 March 1939 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Five Cents of Lavarede (French: Les cinq sous de Lavarède) is a 1939 French comedy adventure film directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Josette Day and Andrex.[1] It is based on the eponymous 1894 novel by Paul d'Ivoi and Henri Chabrillat.
In order to claim an inheritance, a young man must travel all the way around the world with only five centime in his pocket.
The same year the film premiered it was also adapted into a text comic by French artist Pellos.[2]