Release Date

29 Jun, 1956

Runtime

01:35: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

La joyeuse prison

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Actors

Michel Simon

Ded Rysel

Paulette Dubost

Lisette Lebon

Michel Roux

Christian Alers

Georges Baconnet

Francis Boyer

Henri Coutet

Robert Dalban

Paul Derly

Émile Genevois

Marguerite Héliès

Jane Helly

Marcel Rouzé

Maryse Martin

Paul Faivre

Charles Bouillaud

Alice Tissot

Darry Cowl

Crew