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Love Letters (1942)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Claude Autant-Lara

Synopsis

A plucky businesswoman agrees to receive love letters to a prefect’s wife from a young official, and soon finds herself embroiled in a scandal that inflames a town’s class tensions.

Actors

Odette Joyeux
Odette Joyeux
Zélie Fontaine
François Périer
François Périer
François de Portal
Simone Renant
Simone Renant
La préfète Hortense de la Jacquerie
Jacqueline Champi
Jacqueline Champi
Marinette
Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès
Désiré Ledru
Ariane Murator
Ariane Murator
Charlotte
André Alerme
André Alerme
Le marquis de Longevialle (as Alerme)
Julien Carette
Julien Carette
Loriquet
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt
L'empereur Napoléon III
Robert Arnoux
Robert Arnoux
Monsieur de la Jacquerie
Louis Salou
Louis Salou
Monsieur de Mortemort
Yves Deniaud
Yves Deniaud
Le maire
Georges Pally
Georges Pally
Daronne
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Le postillon
Martial Rèbe
Martial Rèbe
Le président
Henri de Livry
Henri de Livry
Le ministre de la Justice
Robert Vattier
Robert Vattier
Maître Boubousson
Gilles Quéant
Gilles Quéant
Le fou de la danse
Huguette Donga
Huguette Donga
Henri de Livry
Henri de Livry
Henry Farty
Henry Farty
Geo Forster
Geo Forster
Léo Malet
Léo Malet
Germaine Stainval
Germaine Stainval
Eugène Yvernès
Eugène Yvernès

Crews

Claude Autant-Lara
Claude Autant-Lara
Director
Jean Aurenche
Jean Aurenche
Writer
Maurice Blondeau
Maurice Blondeau
Writer
Denise Batcheff
Denise Batcheff
Producer
Roland Tual
Roland Tual
Producer
Yvonne Martin
Yvonne Martin
Editor
Robert Dumesnil
Robert Dumesnil
Production Design
Jacques Krauss
Jacques Krauss
Art Direction
Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Costume Design
René Louge
René Louge
Sound Designer
Philippe Agostini
Philippe Agostini
Director of Photography
Maurice Yvain
Maurice Yvain
Original Music Composer

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