Hibernatus is a 1969 French comedy science fiction film directed by Édouard Molinaro

Édouard Molinaro

Édouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French...

 and written by Jean Bernard-Luc. It stars Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...

 as an industrialist named Hubert Barrère de Tartas.

Plot

A man frozen in the ice of the North Pole is miraculously found living at the end of 65 years by a Franco-Danish polar expedition. He was brought back to life by professor Edouard Lauriebat (Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale , sometimes billed as Michel Lonsdale, is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows....

), and still aged 25. Hubert and his wife agree to take care of Fournier in their home and to convince him that the year is 1905.

Cast

• Louis de Funès
  Louis de Funès
  Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
  
   as Hubert Barrère de Tartas, important industrial
• Claude Gensac
  Claude Gensac
  Claude Gensac is a French actress in Acy-en-Multien, region of Picardy.Between 1952 and 2003 she played in 42 films.- Filmography :* La Vie d'un honnête homme * Le Journal d'une femme en blanc * Les grandes vacances...
  
   as Edmée de Tartas, wife of Hubert
• Bernard Alane as Paul Fournier (« Hibernatus »), grandfather of Edmée
• Olivier de Funès
  Olivier de Funès
  Olivier de Funès , a French film actor, son of Louis de Funès.- Selected filmography :* 1965 : Fantômas se déchaîne of André Hunebelle : Michou...
  
   as Didier de Tartas
• Michel Lonsdale as professor Edouard Lauriebat
• Pascal Mazzotti as professor Bibolini, psychiatre
• Martine Kelly as Sophie
• Paul Préboist
  Paul Préboist
  Paul Préboist was a French actor.He made his film debut in Cresus . Appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic actor.-Selected filmography:* Il y a des jours.....
  
   as Charles
• Yves Vincent as M. Edouard Crépin-Jaujard

Credits

• Director
  Film director
  A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
  
  : Édouard Molinaro
  Édouard Molinaro
  Édouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French...
  
  
• Producer
  Film producer
  A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
  
  : Alain Poiré
  Alain Poiré
  Alain Poiré is a French film producer and screenwriter from Paris, France.-Career:He graduated from law school and worked for advertising group Havas...
  
  
• Writers: Jean Bernard-Luc
• Starring: Louis de Funes
  Louis de Funès
  Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
  
  , Claude Gensac
  Claude Gensac
  Claude Gensac is a French actress in Acy-en-Multien, region of Picardy.Between 1952 and 2003 she played in 42 films.- Filmography :* La Vie d'un honnête homme * Le Journal d'une femme en blanc * Les grandes vacances...
  
  
• Rated G (General Audience) in France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
  
• Language: French

External links

• IMDB.com page on Hibernatus