The Damned Lovers | |
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German poster | |
Directed by | Willy Rozier |
Written by | Willy Rozier |
Produced by | Willy Rozier |
Starring | Robert Berri Jacques Dynam Ginette Baudin |
Cinematography | Fred Langenfeld |
Edited by | Mireille Baron |
Music by | Alain Romans Jean Yatove |
Production company | Sport-Films |
Distributed by | Cocinor |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Damned Lovers (French: Les amants maudits) is a 1952 French crime film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Robert Berri, Jacques Dynam and Ginette Baudin. A film noir it has been described as post-Liberation French Bonnie and Clyde story". It attracted audiences of around 1.1 million at the French domestic box office.
Synopsis
A cafe waiter reads crime novels and dreams of being a somebody. In order to impress his girlfriend he steals a car and becomes a real-life gangster.
Cast
- Danièle Roy as Jacky
- Robert Berri as Paul Morelli
- Denise Cardi as Maryse
- Jacques Dynam as Raoul
- René Alié as Giaccomidi
- Ginette Baudin as Tamara
- Georges Tourreil as Le directeur de la PJ
- Jean Lara as le directeur de Sport-Films
- Maurice Bénard as l'inspecteur Mavraux
- Marco Villa as Dédé
- Milly Mathis as La marseillaise
- Yves Furet as Léo
References
- Walker-Morrison p.44
- Walker-Morrison p.224
Bibliography
- Walker-Morrison, Deborah. Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
External links
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