The Damned Lovers
1952 film
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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
StarringRobert Berri
Jacques Dynam
Ginette Baudin
Jacques Dynam
Ginette Baudin
| The Damned Lovers | |
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| Directed by | Willy Rozier |
| Written by | Willy Rozier |
| Produced by | Willy Rozier |
| Starring | Robert Berri Jacques Dynam Ginette Baudin |
| Cinematography | Fred Langenfeld |
| Edited by | Mireille Baron |
| Music by | Alain Romans Jean Yatove |
Production company | Sport-Films |
| Distributed by | Cocinor |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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