La joyeuse prison (1956)

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.

Directing:
  • André Berthomieu

Writing:
  • André Berthomieu
  • Paul Vandenberghe
  • Pierre François

Stars:
Release Date: 1956-06-29
  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 95
Lisette Lebon
Lisette Lebon
Rosette Benoit
Jane Helly
Jane Helly
Michel Simon
Michel Simon
Benoit, the chief guard
Ded Rysel
Ded Rysel
Auguste Tuboeuf, inmate farmer
Paulette Dubost
Paulette Dubo...
Justine Benoit
Michel Roux
Michel Roux
André Chauvin
Christian Alers
Christian Ale...
The sub-prefect
Henri Coutet
Henri Coutet
Gustave
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban
Vauclin, inmate gangster
Émile Genevois
Émile Genevoi...
'Petit Louis', burglar inmate
Marcel Rouzé
Marcel Rouzé
The brigadier
Maryse Martin
Maryse Martin
Charlotte Tuboeuf
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre
Filasse, poacher inmate
Charles Bouillaud
Charles Bouil...
Blafard, forger inmate
Alice Tissot
Alice Tissot
Madame de St-Leu
Darry Cowl
Darry Cowl
Maître Larigot
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