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Based on Alfredy Jarrry's 1896 play about a selfish, greedy, overweight man named Pere Ubu. The story follows Ubu on his journey to overthrow the current ruler and become King of Poland; Along the way he betrays many of his followers, taxes the civilians to an unreasonable degree and eventually slaughters everyone. By his the equally crude but somehow more likable Mere Ubu.Read moreLess
Based on Alfredy Jarrry's 1896 play about a selfish, greedy, overweight man named Pere Ubu. The story follows Ubu on his journey to overthrow the current ruler and become King of Poland; Along the way he betrays many of his followers, taxes the civilians to an unreasonable degree and eventually slaughters everyone. By his the equally crude but somehow more likable Mere Ubu.
The story
Based on Alfredy Jarrry's 1896 play about a selfish, greedy, overweight man named Pere Ubu. The story follows Ubu on his journey to overthrow the current ruler and become King of Poland; Along the way he betrays many of his followers, taxes the civilians to an unreasonable degree and eventually slaughters everyone. By his the equally crude but somehow more likable Mere Ubu.
Cast & crew
Jean BouiseFather Ubu
Rosy VarteMother Ubu
Hubert DeschampsCaptain Bordure
Henri VirlogeuxKing Venceslas
Micha BayardQueen Rosemonde
Didier HaudepinBougrelas
Armand MeffreGeneral Lascy
Bernard MussonStanislas LeczinskiExplore the crew
- Director
- Jean-Christophe Averty
- Original Music Composer
- Claude Terrasse
- Director of Photography
- Lucien Billard
- Editor
- Marc Pavaux