Millionaires for One Day (French: Millionnaires d'un jour) is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Brochard and Ginette Leclerc.[1][2] It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It was produced and distributed by Pathé.[3]
| Millionaires for One Day | |
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| Directed by | André Hunebelle |
| Written by | Alex Joffé Jean Halain |
| Produced by | André Hunebelle |
| Starring | Gaby Morlay Jean Brochard Ginette Leclerc |
| Cinematography | Marcel Grignon |
| Edited by | Jean Feyte |
| Music by | Jean Marion |
Production companies | Pathé Consortium Cinéma Production Artistique et Cinématographique |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Release date | 13 December 1949 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
Due to an error printed in a newspaper, a number of people wrongly believe they have won the lottery. When the mistake is revealed, it transpires that they are all better off anyway.
Cast edit
- Gaby Morlay as Hélène Berger, Pierre's wife
- Jean Brochard as Pierre Berger, Hélène's husband
- Ginette Leclerc as Greta Schmidt
- Pierre Brasseur as Francis, the gangster
- Yves Deniaud as Antoine Bergas
- André Valmy as Marcel, an accomplice of Francis
- André Gabriello as Le maire de Villeneuve
- Bernard Lajarrige as Philippe Dubreuil, journalist
- Pierre Larquey as Jules Martin
- Louis de Funès as Philippe's advocate
- Edmond Ardisson as Le directeur
- Antoine Balpêtré as Toubib
- Jacques Baumer as The Judge
- Léon Belières as Jules Flamand
- Paul Demange as Le collègue de Pierre Berger
- Pierre Destailles as Le cafetier
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Louise
- Max Révol as Jules,
- Madeleine Barbulée as L'infirmière
- Georges Bréhat as Un avocat
- Lucien Callamand as Le ministre
- Monique Darbaud as Sylvie Dubreuil
- Jacques Dynam as Michel
- Sylvie Pelayo as Sylvia
- Germaine Reuver as La vendeuse
- Robert Noël as Un complice
References edit
- ^ "Millionnaires d'un jour (1949)".
- ^ Bonnotte p.203
- ^ Kermabon p.305
Bibliography edit
- Bonnotte, Stéphane. Louis de Funès: jusqu'au bout du rire. Lafon, 2002.
- Kermabon, Jacques. Pathé: premier empire du cinéma. Centre Georges Pompidou, 1994.
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