''God's Thunder'' or ''Le Tonnerre de Dieu'' is a 1965 French-Italian-West German
comedy-drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
film directed by
Denys de La Patellière and starring
Jean Gabin and
Michèle Mercier.
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 as Léandre Brassac
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Michèle Mercier as Simone Leboucher
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Robert Hossein as Marcel
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Georges Géret as Roger (as Georges Geret)
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Emma Danieli
Emma Danieli (born Emma Fretta; 14 October 1936 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian actress and television personality.
Life and career
Born in Curtatone, Mantua, Danieli started her career at very young age as an actress of commercials. After wi ...
as La dame au teckel (as Emma Danielli)
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Ellen Schwiers as Françoise
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Nino Vingelli as Le patron du café
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Daniel Ceccaldi as Le prêtre
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Louis Arbessier 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
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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'', ''
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* Mary Poppins (character), a nanny with magical powers
* Mary Poppins (franchise), based on the fictional nanny
** Mary Poppins (book series), ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fanta ...
'' and ''
Fantomas Unleashed''.
See also
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List of French films of 1965
References
External links
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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
French-language comedy-drama films
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