Les jeux sont faits (film)
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Les jeux sont faits is a 1947
French
drama film
directed by Jean Delannoy
, based on the book of the same name
. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival
.
1947 in film
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France...
, based on the book of the same name
Les jeux sont faits
Les jeux sont faits is a screenplay written by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1943 and published in 1947. The title translates literally as "The Plays are Made", an idiomatic French expression used mainly in casino gambling meaning the bets have been placed. An English translation was made from the French...
. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival
1947 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :The entire jury at this festival were French.*Georges Huisman *Raymond Borderie *Georges Carriere *Chosson *Joseph Dotti *Escoute *Jean Grémillon...
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Cast
- Micheline PresleMicheline PresleMicheline Presle is a French actress also known in English language films as Micheline Prelle.Born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne in Paris, she wanted to be an actress from an early age. She took acting classes in her early teens and made her film debut at the age of fifteen in the...
- Eva Charlier - Marcello PaglieroMarcello PaglieroMarcello Pagliero was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris...
- Pierre Dumaine - Marguerite Moreno - La dame de l'au-delà
- Charles DullinCharles DullinCharles Dullin was a French actor, theater manager and director.-Life:Dullin was a student of Jacques Copeau...
- Le marquis - Fernand Fabre - André Charlier
- Jacques Erwin - Jean Aguerra
- Colette Ripert - Lucette
- Marcel Mouloudji - Lucien Derjeu
- Guy Decomble - Poulain
- Howard VernonHoward VernonHoward Vernon was a Swiss actor.Vernon was born Mario Lippert to a Swiss father and an American mother and was fluent in German, English, and French...
- Le chef milicien - Jim GéraldJim GeraldJames Gerald was an Australian comedian, was born on 2 January 1891 at Darlington, Sydney, seventh son of Stephen Australia Fitzgerald, a cutter who became an actor, and his wife Mary Ann, née Ingram. A nephew of J. D...
- Renaudel - Renaud Mary - Un milicien
- André Carnège - Le ministre de la justice
- Andrée Ducret - Madame Astin
- Robert Dalban - Georges