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Pardon My French
“She's learning to kiss... with a FRENCH ACCENT!”
7.0 / 10• 1951• 1h 22m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
A Boston school teacher fights with a group of impoverished Frenchmen for possession of an inherited château. Elizabeth Rockwell is indignant when she finds her château filled with squatters, a widower with five messy children, who have no regard for private property rights.
Cast & Crew
Merle Oberon
Elizabeth Rockwell
Lead
Paul Henreid
Paul Rencourt
Paul Bonifas
Monsieur Bleubois
Maximilienne
Madame Bleubois
Alexandre Rignault
Rondeau
Dora Doll
Yvette
Jim Gérald
Monsieur Poisson
MR
Martial Rèbe
Mobet
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bernard Vorhaus's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pardon My French is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
