Monsieur Fabre 1951

It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.

Cast:

Pierre Fresnay
M. Fabre 

Élina Labourdette
La comtesse de la Porte 

André Randall
John Stuart Mill 

Georges Tabet
Le directeur du collège 

Pierre Bertin
Napoléon III 

Espanita Cortez
Eugénie de Montijo