Clear the Ring, French title Au revoir M. Grock (Farewell Mr Grock), is a French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 comedy

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 drama

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 film from 1949, directed by Pierre Billon

Pierre Billon (director)

Pierre Billon was a French film director and screenwriter. In 1952 he served on the jury of the Cannes Festival.-Reference:...

, written by Christian-Falaize, and starring by Grock

Grock

Grock , born Charles Adrien Wettach, was a Swiss clown, composer and musician. Called "the king of clowns" and "the greatest of Europe's clowns", Grock was once the most highly paid entertainer in the world....

. The film was starred by 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...

. German title of film: "Grock: Der Mann der die Welt zum Lachen brachte" or "Manege frei". The English international title title: "Clear the Ring".

Cast

• Grock
  Grock
  Grock , born Charles Adrien Wettach, was a Swiss clown, composer and musician. Called "the king of clowns" and "the greatest of Europe's clowns", Grock was once the most highly paid entertainer in the world....
  
   : Adrien Wettach, alias Grock
• Suzy Prim : countess Barinoff
• Héléna Manson
  Héléna Manson
  Elena Eugenia Manson was a French film actress. She appeared in 95 films between 1925 and 1989.-Selected filmography:* Le Corbeau * Return to Life * Clear the Ring...
  
   : Tante Pauline
• Alfonso Bovino : Italian child
• Charles Lemontier : Mr Durand
• Maurice Regamey : Bourquaint
• Nadine Rousseau : Mme Wettach
• Monique Marqueret : Adélaïde
• Made Siamé : a waitress
• 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...
  
  : a spectator

External links

• Au revoir M. Grock (1950) at the Films de France