Mr. Topaze (1961)

Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing grade to a bad student, the grandson of a wealthy baroness. Castel Benac, a government official who runs a crooked financial business on the side, is persuaded by his mistress, Suzy, a musical comedy actress, to hire Mr. Topaze as the front man for his business. Gradually, Topaze becomes a rapacious financier who sacrifices his honesty for success and, in a final stroke of business bravado, fires Benac and acquires Suzy in the deal. An old friend and colleague, Tamise questions him and tells Topaze that what he now says and practices indicates there are no more honest men.

Directing:
  • Peter Sellers

Writing:
  • Johnny Speight
  • Marcel Pagnol
  • Pierre Rouve

Stars:
Release Date: 1961-04-04
themoviedb icon 5.5/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 97

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Herbert Lom
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Castel Benac
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
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Martita Hunt
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Nadia Gray
Nadia Gray
Suzy
Billie Whitelaw
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Joan Sims
Joan Sims
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