It Happened on the 36 Candles

Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a good-looking man working on the famous RTF entertainment show 36 Chandelles. The show ultimately seals the reunion of the two estranged young lovers. The story features a parade of music-hall stars from the era: Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Georges Guétary, Juliette Gréco, Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault, Fernand Raynaud, Georges Ulmer and many more.

Jane Sourza

(Mrs. Desjardins, Minister of Youth and Sports)

Guy Bertil

(Hugues, minister's nephew)

Brigitte Barbier

(Brigitte Magnin)

Jacques Riberolles

(Michel, Brigitte's fiancé)

Silvia Solar

Lona Rita

Max Elloy

Paul Demange

René Hiéronimus

Denise Kerny

André Gabriello

Lucien Raimbourg

Suzet Maïs

(Mathilde Magnin, Brigitte's mother)

Aglaë

(Self (uncredited))

Andrex

(Self (uncredited))

Françoise Arnoul

(Self (uncredited))

Cécile Aubry

(Self (uncredited))

Jean-Christophe Averty

(Assistant director (uncredited))

Charles Aznavour

(Self (uncredited))

Philippe Clay

(Self (uncredited))

Jean Cocteau

(Self (uncredited))

Christian Duvaleix

(Self (uncredited))

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

(Self (uncredited))

Juliette Gréco

(Self (uncredited))

Catherine Langeais

(Self (uncredited))

Pierre Larquey

(Self (uncredited))

Odette Laure

(Self (uncredited))

Jean Nohain

(Self (uncredited))

Roger Pierre

(Self (uncredited))

Annette Poivre

(Self (uncredited))

Fernand Raynaud

(Self (uncredited))

Jean Richard

(Self (uncredited))

Jean-Marc Thibault

(Self (uncredited))

Jean Tissier

(Self (uncredited))

Charles Trenet

(Self (uncredited))