Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1951, French. Directed by Henri Diamant-Berger.
It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Henri Diamant-BergerDirector
- Pierre FresnayM. Fabre
- Élina LabourdetteLa comtesse de la Porte
- André RandallJohn Stuart Mill
- Georges TabetLe directeur du collège
- Pierre BertinNapoléon III
- Espanita CortezEugénie de Montijo
- France DescautAntonia Fabre
- Olivier HussenotLe censeur d'Avignon
- Denise KernyAglaë âgée
- Paul BonifasLe ministre Victor Duruy
- Jacques EmmanuelL'éditeur Charles Delagrave
- Pierre MagnierCharles Delagrave
Details
- Released
- 26 September 1951
- Original title
- Monsieur Fabre
- Country
- France
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Amazing Monsieur Fabre runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Amazing Monsieur Fabre isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 September 1951. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Amazing Monsieur Fabre?
Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951) was directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and stars Pierre Fresnay, Élina Labourdette, André Randall.