Hibernatus (1969)

Country of Origin: France / Italy
Year of Production: 1969
Running Times: 78 mins
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm     Franscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Gaumont International / Rizzoli Film S.p.a.
Delegate Producer: Alain Poiré
Production Managers: Roger Debelmas, Robert Sussfeld
Assistant Production Managers: Guy Azzi, Roger Boulais

SCRIPT
Play: Jean Bernard-Luc
Adaptation and Dialogue: Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Bernard-Luc, Louis de Funès, Jean Halain

DIRECTION
Director: Edouard Molinaro
2nd Unit Director: Pierre Cosson
Assistant Director: Philippe Monnier

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Marcel Grignon, Raymond Lemoigne

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Monique Isnardon, Robert Isnardon

MUSIC
Music: Georges Delerue

SOUND
Sound: René Forget

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Anatole Paris
Costume Designer: Jacques Fonteray

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: François de Lamothe
Set Dresser: Robert Christidès
Property Master: Jacques Martin

LOCATIONS
Locations: Aéroport de Paris, Paris, France
Studio: Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

CAST
Louis de Funès (Hubert De Tartas)
Michel Lonsdale (Professeur Loriebat)
Claude Gensac (Edmée De Tartas)
Bernard Alane (Paul Fournier)
Annick Alane (Mme Crépin-Jaujard)
Olivier De Funès (Didier De Tartas)
Eliette Demay (Evelyne Crépin-Jaujard)
Martine Kelly (Sophie)
Jacques Legras (l'avocat)
Pascal Mazzotti (Professeur Bibolini)
Claude Piéplu (le secrétaire général)
Paul Préboist (Charles)
Yves Vincent (Crepin-Jaujard)
Evelyne Dassas (l'assistante De Bibolini)
Monita Derrieux (une infirmière)
Robert Le Béal (le docteur)
Harry Max (le vieil homme)
Max Montavon (Rabier)
Carlo Nell (un reporter)
Virginie Vignon (la soubrette)

PLOT SUMMARY

Paul Fournier disappeared in 1905 while on a scientific expedition to Greenland. In the 1960s, his frozen body is found and returned to civilisation where his descendants help him to cope by trying to pretend that he's still in 1905...

AVAILABILITY

France
DVD Distributors: Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Sweden
Rating: 11

TIMELINE

1969
September
10: France – theatrical release

October
22: Italy - passed by the ratings board
30: Italy - theatrical release

November
10: Sweden – theatrical release

1970
March
6: West Germany - theatrical release

July
6: Denmark – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

El abuelo congelado - Spanish title
Der Familienschreck - West German title
Die Giftnudel - West German title
Louis de Funes e il nonno surgelato - Italian title
Louis taut auf - West German title
Louis, der Giftzwerg - West German title
Nord-polaren - Swedish title
Onkel Paul, die große Pflaume - West German title
Der Schläfer - West German title
Der Winterschläfer - West German title

LINKS

REMAKE
L'adorable femme des neiges (2003)

KEYWORDS

freezing, hibernation

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009