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Mr. Topaze
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.
Where to watch Mr. Topaze
Mr. Topaze is streaming in the US on Film Movement Plus, Kanopy and Hoopla.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Apple TV Store.
Cast
- Peter Sellers as Auguste Topaze
- Nadia Gray as Suzy
- Herbert Lom as Castel Benac
- Leo McKern as Muche
- Billie Whitelaw as Ernestine
- Michael Gough as Tamise
- Joan Sims as Colette
- John Le Mesurier as Blackmailer
- John Neville as Roger
- Martita Hunt as Baroness
- Pauline Shepherd as Lilette
- Michael Sellers as Gaston
Details
- Director
- Peter Sellers
- Released
- April 4, 1961
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Studio
- Dimitri De Grunwald Production
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.9 / 10 from 10 votes
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