''God's Thunder'' or ''Le Tonnerre de Dieu'' is a 1965 French-Italian-West German
comedy-drama film directed by
Denys de La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series.
of 92.
Filmography as director
* 1955 : '' Les Aristocrates'', with Pierre Fresnay
* ...
and starring
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), '' La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ...
and
Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier (born 1 January 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monic ...
.
Plot
Upset by his wife's inability to bear him a child, Brassac picks up a prostitute, Simone, in Nantes, the local town, and takes her back home. Although disgusted with Brassac's behaviour, Simone enjoys life on his farm and contrives to heal the rift between Brassac and his wife.
Cast
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Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), '' La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ...
as Léandre Brassac
*
Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier (born 1 January 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monic ...
as Simone Leboucher
*
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', '' Les Uns et les Autres'' and '' ...
as Marcel
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Georges Géret
Georges G̩ret (18 October 1924 Р7 April 1996) was a French film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1954 and 1992. He was born in Lyon, France.
Selected filmography
* '' The Unfrocked One'' (1954) - Un militaire à l'Oflag et à ...
as Roger (as Georges Geret)
*
Emma Danieli as La dame au teckel (as Emma Danielli)
*
Ellen Schwiers as Françoise
*
Nino Vingelli as Le patron du café
*
Daniel Ceccaldi
Daniel Ceccaldi (25 July 1927 – 27 March 2003) was a French actor.
He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father ''Lucien Darbon'' in François Truffaut's movies ''Stolen Kis ...
as Le prêtre
*
Louis Arbessier
Louis Arbessier (9 April 190723 March 1998) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.122 He played Napoleon III in the 1952 musical film '' Imperial Violets.'' Amongst his television roles was that of Maigret.
Arbessier was married and di ...
as Bricard, le ministre
* Léa Gray as La taulière
* Danielle Durou as Une fille
* Lydie Balmer as Une fille
* Nicole Beurggrave as Une fille
* Mireille Galot as Une fille
* Paul Pavel as L'ami de Marcel
* Hélène Tossy as La patronne du bistrot
*
Lili Palmer as Marie Brassac
Reception
It was the seventh most popular film of 1965 in France, after ''
The Sucker'', ''
Goldfinger'', ''
Thunderball'', ''
Gendarme in New York'', ''
Mary Poppins'' and ''
Fantomas Unleashed''.
See also
*
List of French films of 1965
References
External links
*
1965 films
West German films
1960s French-language films
1965 comedy-drama films
French comedy-drama films
Italian comedy-drama films
Films directed by Denys de La Patellière
Films set in France
1960s Italian films
1960s French films
French-language German films
French-language Italian films
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