The Lovers of Manon Lescaut

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The Lovers of Manon Lescaut (Italian: Gli amori di Manon Lescaut) is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Myriam Bru, Franco Interlenghi and Roger Pigaut.[1] It is based on the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Antoine François Prévost, which has been made into films on a number of occasions.

The Lovers of Manon Lescaut
French film poster
Directed byMario Costa
Written byAbbé Prévost (novel)
Mario Costa
Tullio Pinelli
Jacques Sigurd
Alberto Albani Barbieri
Giuseppe Zucca
Produced byGuido Giambartolomei
Carlo Salsano
StarringMyriam Bru
Franco Interlenghi
Roger Pigaut
CinematographyAnchise Brizzi
Edited byOtello Colangeli
Music byRenzo Rossellini
Production
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Francinex
Rizzoli Film
Royal Film
Distributed byLes Films Fernand Rivers
Dear Film
Release dates
  • 28 December 1954 (1954-12-28) (Italy)
  • 2 November 1955 (1955-11-02) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageItalian

The film's sets were designed by Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.375

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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