''Ravishing'' (French: ''Ravissante'') is a 1960
French
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** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
-
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
comedy film
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directed by
Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...
and starring Lamoureux,
Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina (; born Silvija Košćina, ; 22 August 1933 – 26 December 1994) was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, best known for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules ( Steve Reeves) in ''Hercules'' (1958) and '' Hercules Unchained'' (196 ...
and
Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor.
Life and career
Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student a ...
.
[Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143]
It was shot at the
Epinay Studios
The Epinay Studios are film production studios located in Epinay in northern Paris. It was a complex with two distinct and separate structures. The earliest was built in 1902 by Eclair Film. A second studio was controlled by the French subsidiar ...
in
Paris
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Rino Mondellini.
Cast
*
Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...
as Thierry
*
Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina (; born Silvija Košćina, ; 22 August 1933 – 26 December 1994) was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, best known for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules ( Steve Reeves) in ''Hercules'' (1958) and '' Hercules Unchained'' (196 ...
as Evelyne Cotteret
*
Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor.
Life and career
Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student a ...
as Maurice
*
Lucile Saint-Simon
Lucile Saint-Simon (born 19 October 1932) is a French actress from the Paris suburb of Corbeil-Essonnes. She appeared in such feature films as '' Les Bonnes Femmes'' (1960), '' The Hands of Orlac'' (1962), ''La donnaccia'' (Italian, 1965). In 2011 ...
as Françoise
*
Jacques Dacqmine
Jacques Dacqmine (1923–2010) was a French stage, film and television actor.Hayward p.242 He was married four times, including to the actress Odile Versois.
Partial filmography
* '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Un élève du collège (uncre ...
as Marc Cotteret
*
Raoul Marco
Raoul Marco (22 November 1892 – 3 April 1971) was a French film actor.Phillips p.215
Partial filmography
* ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1931) - Monsieur Verly
* ''Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' (1933) - Le premier créancier
* '' The Red Ro ...
as L'aubergiste
*
Dominique Page
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by Belgian singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest an ...
as Hélène
*
Donatella Mauro as L'hôtesse italienne
*
Roger Crouzet
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as Le steward
*
Nando Bruno
Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there.
Selected filmography
* '' A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasqual ...
as Official at Rome Airport
*
Lucien Frégis
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People
Given name
* Lucien, 3rd Prince Murat (1803–1878), French politician and Prince of Pontecorvo
*Lucien, Lord of Monaco (1487� ...
as Le garagiste
*
Brigitte Juslin as Louise
*
Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine (born Israel Constantine; October 29, 1913 – February 25, 1993) was an American singer, actor and entertainer who spent most of his career in France. He became well-known to film audiences for his portrayal of secret agent L ...
as Eddie
*
Robert Rollis
Robert Rollis (16 March 1921 - 6 November 2007) was a French actor. He mainly starred as a film actor, but also appeared in television and also in theatre in the 1950s and early 1960s. Amongst many roles, he starred in Yves Robert's '' War of the ...
as Homme qui renseigne Thierry
References
Bibliography
* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
*
1960 films
Italian comedy films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by Robert Lamoureux
1960 comedy films
French comedy films
Films shot at Epinay Studios
1960s French films
1960s Italian films
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