La Vérité sur Bébé Donge

La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (aka The Truth About Bebe Donge or UK title: The Truth of Our Marriage) is a 1952 French drama thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin. The plot is essentially the analysis of a couple's marriage that has broken down; the film is based on the novel by Georges Simenon.

La vérité sur Bébé Donge
Directed byHenri Decoin
(as Henry Decoin)
Written byMaurice Aubergé
(adaptation)
Maurice Aubergé
(dialogue)
Screenplay byMaurice Aubergé
Based onGeorges Simenon (novel)
StarringDanielle Darrieux
Jean Gabin
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
(as L.H. Burel)
Edited byAnnick Millet
(as A. Millet)
Music byJean-Jacques Grünenwald
(as J.J. Grunenwald)
Color processBlack and white
Production
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Distributed byL'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique
Release date
  • 13 February 1952 (1952-02-13)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office1,249,698 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

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A wealthy industrialist François Donge is seriously ill in hospital, apparently suffering from food poisoning. He realises this his wife, Bébé, has poisoned him. Without recrimination, he looks back on their marriage and tries to understand why she should want to kill him...

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (1952) - JPBox-Office".
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