The Damned Lovers

1952 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Damned Lovers (French: Les amants maudits) is a 1952 French crime film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Robert Berri, Jacques Dynam, and Ginette Baudin. A film noir, it has been described as a "post-Liberation French Bonnie and Clyde story".[1] It attracted audiences of around 1.1 million at the French domestic box office.[2]

Directed byWilly Rozier
Written byWilly Rozier
Produced byWilly Rozier
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The Damned Lovers
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Directed byWilly Rozier
Written byWilly Rozier
Produced byWilly Rozier
StarringRobert Berri
Jacques Dynam
Ginette Baudin
CinematographyFred Langenfeld
Edited byMireille Baron
Music byAlain Romans
Jean Yatove
Production
company
Sport-Films
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 13 March 1952 (1952-03-13)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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Synopsis

A cafe waiter reads crime novels and dreams of being a somebody. In order to impress his girlfriend he steals a car and becomes a real-life gangster.

Cast

  • Danièle Roy as Jacky
  • Robert Berri as Paul Morelli
  • Denise Cardi as Maryse
  • Jacques Dynam as Raoul
  • René Alié as Giaccomidi
  • Ginette Baudin as Tamara
  • Georges Tourreil as the Director of Police
  • Jean Lara as the Director of Sports Films
  • Maurice Bénard as Inspector Mavraux
  • Marco Villa as Dédé
  • Milly Mathis as La marseillaise
  • Yves Furet as Léo

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