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Francis the First
57%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Francis the First (1937) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Francis the First (1937) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Fantasy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among … Our models also surface themes such as ai and power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Francis the First 57% (29 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 29 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1937-02-17
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 142486
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Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferro... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Francis the First?
The official runtime for Francis the First is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Fernandel
Honorin

Mona Goya
Elsa / Madeleine Ferron

Alice Tissot
Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine

Aimé Simon-Girard
François Ier

Alexandre Rignault
Henri VIII d'Angleterre

Henri Bosc
Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron

Alexandre Mihalesco
Cagliostro

René Génin
Cascaroni / L'aubergiste

Henri Valbel
Le Padre

Charles Lemontier
La Palice

Jean Marconi
Lautrec
- P
Paul Delon
Le duc de Montmorency

Nicolas Amato
Le chevalier Bayard

Jacques Vitry
Le héraut

Paul Faivre
Un seigneur
- P
Pierre Ferval
Un forain
- T
Teddy Michaud
Le bourreau

Albert Broquin
Le marchand de sucettes
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