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directed by Pierre Billon and

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and starring

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and

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. Gili & Tassone p.246 The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is based on the play ''Le Venin'' by

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, which had previously been made into the 1938 film '' Orage''.

Synopsis

The

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André goes to see his

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's lover Françoise to try and warn her off. However, despite being in love with his wife Elena, he finds himself falling for Françoise

Cast

as André *

as Françoise *

as Elena *

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as Cecilia *

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as Il coloniale *

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as Padre di Andrea * Andrea Valle as Gilberto * Ferdinando Cappabianca as Giorgio * Annette Ciarli as Portinaia

References

Bibliography

* Gili, Jean A. & Tassone, Aldo. ''Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995)''. Editrice Il castoro, 1995.

External links

* 1954 films Italian drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Billon Films directed by Giorgio Capitani 1954 drama films French drama films French films based on plays Remakes of French films 1950s French films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-France-film-stub