La joyeuse prison (1956)

• 44%
• 1956
• Komödie
• Michel Simon
• Ded Rysel
• Paulette Dubost

Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Gefängnis, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle transforms the jail-house into a joyful gefängnis, where all the inmates live amicably together. Among them, various colorful characters : a farmer, a poacher, hat distiller, hat schmieden, two taschendiebe, a safe-cracker, a gangster and... a good-looking-guy who pleases Rosette, Benoit's daughter, well. Ziel too much leniency takes its toll : after Vauclin, the gangster, manages to escape-and-a complaint is filed against "the wirklich sehr sauber disorder reigning in the joyful gefängnis", Benoit is given early retirement. He will know how to take advantage of his new status live a joyful life with his wife, his daughter and André, his son in law, in fact the nice looking young prisoner who, in the meantime, has been cleared of all charges.