André Raimbourg, dit Bourvil (1917-1970) is a very popular French actor, singer, inseparable from the greatest comedies cult of cinema. His songs and sketches also remain in the annals of French comedy
Micheline SANDREL talks to BOURVIL and Georges GUÉTARY, both in the operetta "Pacifico" by Paul Nivoix at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint Martin in Paris. They evoke their role then BOURVIL sings to capella an extract of "Happy New Year", while Georges GUETARY performs in capella an extract of the song of the operetta "Pacifico".
Live from the Champs Elysées on the occasion of the premiere of the film "La Grande vadrouille" by Gérard Oury at the cinema "L'Ambassade", François GAY interviews Louis de FUNES and BOURVIL about their role. The first confesses having taken lessons in conducting orchestras for a month, the second emphasizes with humour having worn for 4 days Louis de Funès on his back. He explains that he was close to being a market leader, so he was trained.
In the Aix en Provence region, meeting with Adamo and Bourvil on the shooting of Léo Joannon’s film "The Arnaud". Adamo, whose first film it is, confesses all his admiration to Bourvil. He said he was proud of his student and that he was the one who proposed him to the director for this film. Then he talks about the stage fright: "we are always worried, even I am still worried".
Meeting in Nantes with Bourvil and Annie CORDY, showing great complicity, and both on display in Michel André’s operetta, "Wow! Wow!" Annie CORDY humorously tells of her shopping in the city’s shops, Bourvil explains that he never had the opportunity to play dramatic plays.
Fernandel evokes his friend Bourvil who has just disappeared. According to him, "he had a charm and a humanity that emanates a real actor". He tells about their collaboration on the film "La cuisine au beurre" by Gilles Grangier, evokes Bourvil’s "laugh a little extraordinary".
On the shooting of Gérard Oury’s film "Le corniaud" in Menton, BOURVIL says he loves to make people laugh. Michèle MORGAN expresses her pleasure of working with him. Then Louis de FUNÈS and BOURVIL improvise a little sketch where it’s about a worm taking a turn.
On the filming of Robert Enrico’s film "Les Grandes gueules", BOURVIL talks about the screenplay he very much enjoys, his role, and his pleasure of filming with Lino Ventura.
On the shooting of the film "La Cuisine au beurre" by Gilles Grangier, interview outside in front of a FERNANDEL and BOURVIL inn. It’s their first shoot together and they’re obviously very happy.
Shooting a scene from Marcel Camus’s film "The Atlantic Wall" with BOURVIL. Interviews by Marcel CAMUS on the different characters in the film. BOURVIL points out that this is a true story taken from Colonel Rémy’s notebooks and that it is a comic film. Presence of Sophie DESMARETS, Jean POIRET and Reinhard KOLLDEHOFF.
In front of the camera, BOURVIL evokes his first role in 1946 in the film "Not so stupid". While performing in a Montmartre cabaret, he recounts his meeting with the director André Berthomieu and mimes the different traits of character he introduced to him.
At the Eiffel Tower, Jean-pierre MOCKY explains why he has shot BOURVIL several times in his films. He explains that he represents the typical average Frenchman and a human comedian. BOURVIL stresses that he likes to shoot with Mocky because he makes him play characters that do not resemble others.
Presentation of the Victoires du Cinéma by Paul RIBEYRE, Minister of Industry and Commerce, to Claude AUTANT LARA, François PERIER, BOURVIL, Danielle DARRIEUX and Brigitte BARDOT.
On the film "La Traversée de Paris", BOURVIL tells that, when Claude Auta-Lara proposed to Jean Gabin to be his partner in the film, Gabin replied: "So I sign right away!". BOURVIL thanked him.
Interviewed by Micheline SANDREL, on the Boulogne plateau where he shoots the film "Le chemin des écoliers", BOURVIL expresses his pleasure to have received a new film victory. With humour, he admits that his comrades now call him "master", then he bursts out laughing.