Les Rois de la comédie

At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The Hunchback”, Jacques Tati with “My Uncle” and Louis de Funès with “Oscar” at the theater. On the big screen or on stage, each of these artists has a unique style of humor. They are the kings of French comedy. But how did they manage to become true box office champions? How did they experience their immense popularity? How do they still influence the comedy genre? And above all, are- are they funny in life? Where is the line between their character in the cinema and their real personality?
Cast

Fernandel
Self (archive footage)

Jacques Tati
Self (archive footage)

Bourvil
Self (archive footage)

Louis de Funès
Self (archive footage)

Patrick Préjean
Narrator (voice)

Brigitte Fossey
Self

Mei-Chen Chalais
Self

Françoise Deldick
Self

Sophie Agacinski
Self
Nicole Lyss
Self

Bernard Ménez
Self

Jacques Pessis
Self
Albert Mathieu
Self
Luc Larriba
Self

Danièle Thompson
Self (archive footage)

Michel Galabru
Self (archive footage)

Catherine Rouvel
Self

Marcel Pagnol
Self (archive footage)
Isabelle Nohain Raimu
Self

Jacques Balutin
Self (archive footage)

Marina Vlady
Self

Annie Cordy
Self (archive footage)
Akila Assas
Self

Georges Rostan
Self

Henri Verneuil
Self (archive footage)

Gérard Oury
Self (archive footage)

Jean-Pierre Melville
Self (archive footage)

Yves Montand
Self (archive footage)

Henri Guybet
Self
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