Monsieur Grégoire Escapes

Monsieur Grégoire Escapes (French: Monsieur Grégoire s'évade) is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Bernard Blier, Yvette Lebon and Jules Berry.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.

Monsieur Grégoire Escapes
Directed by	Jacques Daniel-Norman
Written by	Jacques Daniel-Norman
Produced by	Lucien Viard
Starring	Bernard Blier Yvette Lebon Jules Berry
Cinematography	Nikolai Toporkoff
Edited by	Marity Cléris
Music by	Jean Yatove
Production company	Bervia Films
Distributed by	Société Nouvelle des Films Dispa
Release date	20 November 1946 (1946-11-20)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Insurance clerk Alex Grégoire lives a quite existence with his wife Angèle, his great passion in life being crossword puzzles. After he wins a crossword competition, he is propelled into a series of adventures involving a celebrated jewel thief.

Cast

• Bernard Blier as Alex Grégoire
• Yvette Lebon as Angèle Grégoire
• Jules Berry as Charles Tuffal
• Aimé Clariond as M. Berny
• Georges Grey as Albert Rochot
• Gaby André as Colette
• Georges Gosset as Albert Rochot
• Julien Maffre as Milo Manche Vide
• Marcel Pérès as Chauvignot, l'aîné
• Gustave Gallet as M. Croche
• Pierre Labry as L'aubergiste
• Paul Faivre as Le protecteur de Bella Mey
• Lily Fayol as Bella-May
• Joe Alex as Jeff, le domestique de couleur de Tuffal
• Suzy Willy as Mme Boudu, la concierge
• Claude Magnier as Claude
• Lina Roxa as La bonne de Berny
• Elisa Ruis as Lina d'Arribal
• Alexandre Rignault as Paulo, le lutteur
• Roland Avellis as Julot
• Pierre Moncorbier as Un policier