La joyeuse prison
1956, French. Directed by André Berthomieu.
Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle transforms the jail-house into a joyful prison, where all the inmates live amicably together. Among them, various colorful characters : a farmer, a poacher, a distiller, a forger, two pickpockets, a safe-cracker, a gangster and... a good-looking guy who pleases Rosette, Benoit's daughter, well. But too much leniency takes its toll : after Vauclin, the gangster, manages to escape and a complaint is filed against "the deplorable disorder reigning in the joyful prison", Benoit is given early retirement. He will know how to take advantage of his new status live a joyful life with his wife, his daughter and André, his son in law, in fact the nice-looking young prisoner who, in the meantime, has been cleared of all charges.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- André BerthomieuDirector
- Michel SimonBenoit, chief guard
- Ded RyselAuguste Tuboeuf, inmate farmer
- Paulette DubostJustine Benoit
- Lisette LebonRosette Benoit
- Michel RouxAndré Chauvin
- Christian AlersSub-prefect
- Georges BaconnetFerdinand Bouchonnet
- Francis BoyerCast
- Henri CoutetGustave
- Robert DalbanVauclin, inmate gangster
- Paul DerlyBreton, safe-cracking inmate
- Émile Genevois'Petit Louis', burglar inmate
Details
- Released
- 29 June 1956
- Country
- France
- Written by
- André Berthomieu, Pierre François, Paul Vandenberghe
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La joyeuse prison isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 June 1956. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed La joyeuse prison?
La joyeuse prison (1956) was directed by André Berthomieu and stars Michel Simon, Ded Rysel, Paulette Dubost.