Clochemerle is a 1934 French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Gabriel Chevallier ( 3 May 1895 – 6 April 1969) was a French novelist widely known as the author of the satire Clochemerle It is set in a French village in Beaujolais inspired by Vaux en Beaujolais and deals with the ramifications over plans to install a new urinal in the village square. Beaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC Wine generally made of the Gamay Grape which has a thin
Adaptation
There was a 1972 BBC television serial based on the novel, with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson writing the script. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Ray Galton OBE (born 17 July 1930) and Alan Simpson OBE (born 27 November 1929) are British scriptwriters Ray Galton OBE (born 17 July 1930) and Alan Simpson OBE (born 27 November 1929) are British scriptwriters Filmed on location in France, it starred Cyril Cusack, Wendy Hiller, Kenneth Griffith, Roy Dotrice, Cyd Hayman, Micheline Presle, Bernard Bresslaw, Hugh Griffith, Madeline Smith and Wolfe Morris. Cyril Cusack ( November 26, 1910 &ndash October 7, 1993) was an Irish Shakespearean Actor, who appeared in more than Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE ( 15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was a distinguished English Film and stage Kenneth Griffith ( October 12 1921 &ndash June 25 2006) was a Welsh actor and documentary film-maker Roy Dotrice OBE (born May 26, 1923) is a British Actor known for his Tony Award -winning Broadway performance Cyd Hayman (born 1 May 1944 in Bristol) is an English actress Micheline Presle (born August 22, 1922) is a French Actress also known in English language films as Micheline Prelle Bernard Bresslaw ( February 25 1934 – June 11 1993) was an English Actor. Hugh Emrys Griffith ( May 30, 1912 &ndash May 14, 1980) was a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor Madeline Smith (born 2 August 1949 in Hartfield, Sussex) is an English actress -comedian The series was narrated by Peter Ustinov. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow
External links
- Clochemerle at bbc.co.uk Comedy Guide
- Clochemerle at the Internet Movie Database
- Clochemerle 1923 book review of The Scandals of Clochemerle by Time (magazine)
- Vaux en Beaujolais website (in French)
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