Delusions of Grandeur

La Folie des grandeurs (1971)

Timing: 1:48 (108 min)

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Video 1

Photo 13

Actors and characters

Release date

1971-12-08

Country

France, Spain, Italy, Germany

Production

Gaumont, Mars Film, Coral Films, Orion Filmproduktion

Genre

Comedy, History

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Website

Director

Gérard Oury

Actors

Louis de Funès, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert, Alberto de Mendoza, Jaime de Mora y Aragón, Eduardo Fajardo, Antonio Pica, Joaquín Solís, Venantino Venantini
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury

Producer

Operator

Henri Decaë

Composer

Michel Polnareff

Artist

Audition

Editing

Albert Jurgenson
All team (13)

• One of the reasons for moving the filming from Spain to France was the political beliefs of Yves Montand, who opposed the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
• Filming took place in 1970 and 1971 in Spain and France. In Spain, mainly in Andalusia and Almería. The Palace of La Calahorra, located in the Sierra Nevada, is visible in the opening scenes. The gardens of the Alhambra in Granada were used as the royal gardens. Scenes at the villa of Spanish grandees were filmed at the Isla Mínima ranch near Seville. A desert strip near Almería was used as the African desert. Other filming locations included Madrid, Barcelona, and Toledo. Interior scenes were filmed in France.
• Burtville, who was supposed to play Blaz, died before filming began. He was replaced by Yves Montand.
• Victor Hugo's novel «Ruy Blas» was also adapted for the screen in 1948 with Jean Marais in the main role and in 2002 with Gérard Depardieu.
• Victor Hugo's novel "Ruy Blas" was also filmed in 1948 with Jean Marais in the lead role and in 2002 with Gérard Depardieu.