The Damned Lovers
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 post-Liberation French Bonnie and Clyde story".[1] It attracted audiences of around 1.1 million at the French domestic box office.[2]
| The Damned Lovers | |
|---|---|
 German poster | |
| 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 |
Release date | 13 March 1952 |
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 Le directeur de la PJ
- Jean Lara as le directeur de Sport-Films
- Maurice Bénard as l'inspecteur Mavraux
- Marco Villa as Dédé
- Milly Mathis as La marseillaise
- Yves Furet as Léo
References
- Walker-Morrison p.44
- Walker-Morrison p.224
Bibliography
- Walker-Morrison, Deborah. Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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