Film

Would-Be Gentleman

1958 · 1h 36m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

7.2

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.

Jean Meyer

Covielle, Cléonte's valet

Louis Seigner

Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois

Robert Manuel

the music master

Georges Chamarat

the master of philosophy

Jean Piat

Cléonte, in love with Lucile

Georges Descrières

Dorante, count, lover of Dorimene

Jacques Eyser

the fencing master

Jacques Charon

the dancing master

Andrée de Chauveron

Madame Jourdain

Micheline Boudet

Nicole, servant

Marie Sabouret

Dorimène, marquise

Michèle Grellier

Lucile, daughter of M. Jourdain

Jean-Louis Jemma

The master tailor

Henri Tisot

A tailor boy

René Camoin

First lackey

François Valère

Second lackey

• Pierre GérinProducer
• Henri AlekanDirector of Photography
• Claude DurandEditor

Release date

November 19, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Comedy