Topaze (1951) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1951 · 136 mins · French

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Directed by

Marcel Pagnol

Starring

Jacques Castelot, Yvette Etiévant, Jacques Morel, Fernandel, Robert Moor, Rivers Cadet

Albert Topaze, an earnest teacher with strict morals, works at a private academy owned by the greedy M. Muche. Muche’s daughter, also a teacher, exploits Topaze’s affection. His blunt honesty gets him fired, then Suzy Courtois—mistress of corrupt politician Régis—uses him as a front. Caught in their scheming, Topaze faces a deepening moral crisis.