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Miracles Only Happen Once (1951)

Genre : War, Romance

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Yves Allégret

Synopsis

1939 : what a beautiful year for Claudia and Jerôme. No sooner do they meet that they are under each other's spell. 1939 : what a horrible year for the two lovers : war breaks out before they can get married. They meet again after the war but the enchantment has vanished. They decide to marry but it will be for reason, not for love. Miracles only happen once.

Actors

Alida Valli
Alida Valli
Claudia
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
Jérôme
Marcelle Arnold
Marcelle Arnold
The owner of the bar
Christine Chesnay
Christine Chesnay
Jérôme's wife
Charles Rutherford
Charles Rutherford
The american
Dedi Ristori
Dedi Ristori
Francesca at 18
Aldo Moschino
Aldo Moschino
Doctor
Emma Baron
Emma Baron
The landlady of the hotel
Nada Fiorelli
Nada Fiorelli
Maria Forni
Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson
The employee (uncredited)
Gérard Buhr
Gérard Buhr
(uncredited)
Daniel Ceccaldi
Daniel Ceccaldi
A friend of Jérôme (uncredited)
Jacques Denoël
Jacques Denoël
A friend of Jérôme (uncredited)
Bernard Farrel
Bernard Farrel
(uncredited)
Alex Favier
Alex Favier
(uncredited)
Claire Gérard
Claire Gérard
The owner of the restaurant (uncredited)
Françoise Prévost
Françoise Prévost
(uncredited)
Alain Raffael
Alain Raffael
A friend of Jérôme (uncredited)
Michele Riccardini
Michele Riccardini
(uncredited)

Crews

Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret
Director
Jacques Sigurd
Jacques Sigurd
Writer

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