Raymond Pellegrin Movies
French-Italian leading man Raymond Pellegrin made his screen bow in the 1945 French feature Nais. His later films included Napoleon (1955) in which he essayed the title role, and such international productions as A View From the Bridge (1962) and Behold a Pale Horse (1964). In the 1960s, he appeared in an abundance of spy pictures, most of them Italian in origin. Raymond Pellegrin was the husband of actress/socialite Gisele Pascal. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1945
Marcel Pagnol adapted the screenplay of Nais from a novel by Emile Zola. The usually mirth-provoking Fernandel plays it relatively straight as a hunchbacked itinerant worker. He loves Jacqueline Pagnol from afar, but is prevented by his handicap from expressing his ardor. Thus he vicariously romances Pagnol by smoothing the path of her relationship with a handsome villager. At the risk of sounding flippant: Nais is nice. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Fernandel, Jacqueline Bouvier, (more)
