The White Truck
The White Truck (French: Le camion blanc) is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Jules Berry, Blanchette Brunoy and François Périer.[1]
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| French | Le camion blanc |
| Directed by | Léo Joannon |
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| Produced by | Léo Joannon |
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| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Edited by | Jacques Grassi |
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Production company | MAIC |
| Distributed by | Regina Distribution |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.
Plot
A young garage mechanic is hired for an unusual assignment, to drive a white truck around France carrying the corpse of a famed gypsy leader.
Cast
- Jules Berry as Shabbas - the chief of the northern gypsies
- Blanchette Brunoy as Germaine
- François Périer as François Ledru - a young mechanic
- Fernand Charpin as Courbassié - gypsies' southern ambassador
- Marguerite Moreno as The King's Widow
- Roger Karl as Acho
- Mila Parély as Madame Dupont
- Jean Parédès as Ernest
- Marcelle Monthil as Germaine's mother
- Charles Lemontier as Germaine's father
- Edmond Beauchamp as gypsy
- Robert Berri as pump attendant
- Georges Bever as ticket inspector
References
- Parish, James Robert; Canham, Kingsley (1976). Film Directors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press. p. 56. ISBN 0810809087.
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