Maid in Paris (French: Paris canaille) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Dany Robin, Daniel Gélin, and Tilda Thamar.[1][2] The screenplay concerns a young woman from the countryside who visits Paris and falls in love with a police officer there.
| Maid in Paris | |
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| Directed by | Pierre Gaspard-Huit |
| Written by | Jean Aurel Jacques Laurent Annette Wademant |
| Produced by | René Bianco |
| Starring | Dany Robin Daniel Gélin Tilda Thamar |
| Cinematography | Jacques Lemare |
| Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur Denise Natot |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
Production company | Boréal Films |
| Distributed by | Sonofilm |
Release date | 28 March 1956 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.
Cast edit
- Dany Robin as Penny Benson
- Daniel Gélin as Antoine du Merlet
- Tilda Thamar as Gloria Benson
- Mary Marquet as Mme. Bernemal
- Marie Daëms as Claude
- Maryse Martin as Germaine
- François Guérin as Jean-Pierre
- Robert Murzeau as Le monsieur fauché
- Micheline Gary as Une pensionnaire
- Michel Etcheverry as Le commissaire des mineurs
- Roger Pierre as Gérard Destremeaux, le gigolo
- Darry Cowl as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes
- Yoko Tani as Une élève
- Sophie Daumier as Une élève
- Renée Passeur as La dame au gigolo
- Roger Dumas as Un jeune dragueur au jardin
- Jackie Sardou
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Rège, Philippe . Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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