# The Tamer

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1938 film

The Tamer Belgian poster Directed by Pierre Colombier Written by Yves Allégret Károly Nóti René Pujol Robert Thoeren Jacques Viot Produced by Henri Ullmann Starring Saturnin Fabre Jean-Pierre Kérien Monique Rolland Cinematography Armand Thirard Edited by Maurice Serein Music by Casimir Oberfeld Production company Productions Cinésonor Distributed by Les Distributeurs Français Release date 14 December 1938 (1938-12-14) Running time 85 minutes Country France Language French

***The Tamer*** (French: ***Le dompteur***) is a 1938 French [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Pierre Colombier](/source/Pierre_Colombier) and starring [Saturnin Fabre](/source/Saturnin_Fabre), [Jean-Pierre Kérien](/source/Jean-Pierre_K%C3%A9rien) and [Monique Rolland](/source/Monique_Rolland).[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Jacques Colombier](/source/Jacques_Colombier_(art_director)).

## Synopsis

Raphaël inherits a [travelling circus](/source/Travelling_circus), on the condition that he take part in a show. He is terrified of wild animals, which leads to a plan to present him as the [lion tamer](/source/Lion_tamer) using fake animals.

## Cast

- [Dorville](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorville&action=edit&redlink=1) as Le directeur du cirque

- [Saturnin Fabre](/source/Saturnin_Fabre) as Maître Anatole Dupont

- [Jean-Pierre Kérien](/source/Jean-Pierre_K%C3%A9rien) as Raphaël

- [Monique Rolland](/source/Monique_Rolland) as Gaby

- [Andrex](/source/Andrex_(actor)) as Bertrand

- [Rosita Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosita_Montenegro&action=edit&redlink=1) as Rosita

- [Alice Tissot](/source/Alice_Tissot) as Hortense

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Crisp p.412

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bessy & Chirat p.259

## Bibliography

- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. *Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939*. Pygmalion, 1986.

- Crisp, Colin. *Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939*. Indiana University Press, 2002.

- Rège, Philippe. *Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1*. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

## External links

- [*The Tamer*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150368/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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