Good King Dagobert

The story

Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay on the Merovingian king Dagobert. All they know is he had eight wives and reunited Francia. The ignorant knave's irreverent imagination turns that into a harem and a ludicrous war without armies, loaded with anachronisms, in a race against rival king Charibert for the crown of Reims. The king's right hand, archbishop Eloi, the later patrons saint of carpentry, is portrayed as an inventor.

Cast & crew

FernandelM. Pelletan / Le roi Dagobert

Gino CerviSaint Éloi

Darío MorenoCharibert

Marthe MercadierMme Pelletan / Gomatrude

Jean TissierLe grand connétable

Michel GalabruPépin

Pierre DorisCésaric la Crapule

Georges LycanL'espion de grande taille

Henri VirlogeuxL'instituteur

Max AmylLe père supérieur

Alain Morat

Alain MoratBébert / Sigisbert

Rivers CadetUn faux pélerin