---
title: 'Hercule (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Esway'
released: '1938-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercule-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169998/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hercule (1938)

1938 · Comedy · France


## Synopsis

Hercule is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Fernandel, Gaby Morlay and Pierre Brasseur. The film's sets were designed by Pierre Schild. Jean Grémillon was the film's original director, but he left shortly after production had begun. A simple fisherman from Provence inherits a Parisian newspaper, but finds some of his new staff are dishonest.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Esway](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-esway)
- **Screenplay:** [Carlo Rim](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rim)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Manuel Rosenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-rosenthal)

## Cast

- [Sylvain Itkine](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvain-itkine)
- [Robert Pizani](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pizani)
- [Gaby Morlay](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaby-morlay)
- [Pierre Brasseur](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-brasseur)
- [Fernandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernandel)
- [Jean Tissier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-tissier)
- [Jules Berry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-berry)
- [Albert Broquin](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-broquin)
- [Frédéric Mariotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-mariotti)
- [Georges Vitray](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-vitray)
- [Robert Seller](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-seller)
- [Édouard Delmont](https://cinepixo.com/people/edouard-delmont)
- [Nane Germon](https://cinepixo.com/people/nane-germon)
- [Jean Sinoël](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-sinoel)
- [Vincent Hyspa](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-hyspa)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hercule-1938
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