The Postman from Longjumeau
The Postman from Longjumeau is a 1936 Austrian-Swiss musical comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Carl Esmond, Rose Stradner and Alfred Neugebauer. The film is known by several alternative titles including Der König lächelt – Paris lacht. It is loosely based on the 1836 opera Le postillon de Lonjumeau by Adolphe Adam. In eighteenth-century France, a Postilion from Longjumeau is summoned by Madame de Pompadour to sing in her opera company, forcing him to be separated from his wife.
Cast
- Carl Esmond – Chapelou, the Postman from Lonjumeau
- Rose Stradner – Madelaine
- Alfred Neugebauer – Louis XV of France
- Thekla Ahrens – Marquise de Pompadour
- Leo Slezak – Count de Latour
- Lucie Englisch – Lucienne
- Rudolf Carl – Bijou
- Hans Thimig – Pierre Touche, village barber
- Richard Eybner – Marquis de Corcy
- Fritz Imhoff – Mayor
- Joe Furtner – Faviere, Corcy's Secretary
- Tibor Halmay – Ballet Master
- Carl Hauser – Policeman
- Irmgard Alberti – Old Woman with love potion
- Hans-Heinz Bollzmann – Singer