Moineaux de Paris

Moineaux de Paris
Directed by	Maurice Cloche
Produced by	Les Films Maurice Cloche (France)
Written by	Maurice Cloche André Hornez
Starring	Jean-Pierre Aumont Louis de Funès
Music by	Paul Bonneau
Cinematography	Nicolas Hayer
Edited by	Renée Gary
Distributed by	Ciné Sélection
Release dates	18 October 1952 (France)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Moineaux de Paris English: Sparrows of Paris, is a French comedy drama film from 1952, directed and written by Maurice Cloche, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Louis de Funès.

The film is also known as "Moineaux of Paris".

Plot

Impresario Mr Smith and his daughter want to engage a group of French musicians. On this occasion Peggy Smith wears a necklace with a locket. One of the musicians identifies the locket as property of his grandmother. When Ms Smith insists on keeping it, the musician calls for his ancestors and the reborn French elite soldier Césarin answers.

Cast

• Les petits chanteurs à la croix de bois
• Jean-Pierre Aumont: Césarin, Horse Grenadier of the Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)
• Louis de Funès: the doctor
• Virginie Kelley: Peggy Smith, the impresario's daughter
• Max Elloy: P'tit Louis
• Robert Lombard: the choir school manager
• Louis Gimberg: Mr Smith, the American impresario
• Philippe Olive
• Paul Demange
• Léonce Corne
• André Dalibert
• Odette Barencey
• Jacques Famery
• Emile Morel

External links

• Moineaux de Paris at IMDb
• Moineaux de Paris (1952) at the Films de France
• Moineaux de Paris (1952) at Uni France films