The Merry Pilgrims
1951, French. Directed by Fred Pasquali.
With no contract in view, Aimé Barelli, the leader of the band of the same name, decides to take a holiday. As this is the Holy Year, the young artist accepts to follow his mother on a pilgrimage to Rome. His band members - complete with their agent - decide to follow suit. Good idea because on the train to Rome, there is a whole class of charming schoolgirls, including charming Rosita and - surprise ! - Nicole, Aimé's pretty but elusive beloved. The trip is cheerful but eventful and life gets even more complicated with the interference of Duranval, a fake talent agent but genuine trouble shooter. At a time confusion is such that a bomb explodes and the whole gang find themselves in ... heaven! But Saint Peter has pity on them and sends them back to earth. At long last Aimé can marry Nicole while his musicians spread mirth around them.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Fred PasqualiDirector
- Aimé BarelliSelf
- Grégoire AslanErnest Duranval
- Pierre DestaillesThe twins
- Kenneth SpencerKenneth
- Nicole FrancisNicole, daughter of Max
- Cécile DidierAimé's mother
- Jeanne HervialeBéatrice, the director of the convent
- José BartelJosé
- Gregori ChmaraFred Smith
- Mireille CarralRosita
- DanjouCast
- Guy MairesseCast
Details
- Released
- 25 May 1951
- Original title
- Les Joyeux Pélerins
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Franz Tanzler, André Hornez
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The Merry Pilgrims runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Merry Pilgrims isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 May 1951. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Merry Pilgrims?
The Merry Pilgrims (1951) was directed by Fred Pasquali and stars Aimé Barelli, Grégoire Aslan, Pierre Destailles.