The Call of Destiny (1953 film)
1953 French film
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The Call of Destiny (French: L'Appel du destin) is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Marais, Jacqueline Porel and Édouard Delmont.[2]
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| Directed by | Georges Lacombe |
| Written by | Jacques Viot |
| Produced by | Michel Lesay Léonce Relu |
| Starring | Jean Marais Jacqueline Porel Édouard Delmont |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | Henri Taverna Jacqueline Thiédot |
| Music by | Louis Beydts |
Production company | Miramar Productions |
| Distributed by | Ciné Sélections |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 1,832,739 admissions (France)[1] |
Plot
While on tour, a conducting prodigy encounters his father for the first time. A formerly brilliant pianist he has declined into alcoholism and abandoned the family.
Cast
- Jean Marais as Lorenzo Lombardi
- Jacqueline Porel as Lucienne Lombardi
- Roberto Benzi as Roberto Lombardi
- Édouard Delmont as M. Galibert
- Georgette Anys as La grosse Lolo
- Renée Devillers as Germaine Obrecht
- Charles Dechamps as Monsieur Roze
- Fernand Sardou as Dottore Aldo Guarneri
- Germaine Pape as Mme Torquato
- Fernand Rauzéna as M. Torquato
- Jean Lanier as Crespi, l'ami
- Marcel Lebas as Le facteur
- Philippe Richard as Le directeur
- Julien Verdier as Dupont, le musicien
- Léon Walther as Count Amadeo, le critique
