Four Knaves
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| Directed by | André Berthomieu |
| Produced by | Adrien Remaugé |
| Written by | André Berthomieu Georges Dolley Jean Gehret Henri Jeanson |
| Starring | Jean Desailly Martine Carol Denise Grey |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
| Cinematography | Fred Langenfeld |
| Edited by | Jeannette Berton |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Release dates
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8 October 1947 |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Four Knaves (French: Carré de valets) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Desailly, Martine Carol and Denise Grey.[1][2] It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.
Synopsis
Jacques de la Bastide is a struggling lawyer who is dominated by his overbearing mother. For once he manages to win a case, getting three petty criminals off. To his surprise he finds out from Catherine, the attractive daughter of one of the men, that they are disappointed as they had been hoping to have board and lodging in prison over the winter. He agrees to take them on as servants in his own household.
Cast
- Jean Desailly as Jacques de la Bastide
- Martine Carol as Catherine Bonpain
- Denise Grey as Madame de la Bastide
- Pierre Larquey as Arthur Bonpain - un cambrioleur
- Liliane Bert as Betty
- Paul Faivre as Le président Piquet
- Robert Berri as Philibert - un escroc
- Henri Charrett as Un invité
- Roger Saget as Biscotin
- Christiane Muller as Madame Biscotin
- Eliane Charles as Solange
- Jacques Louvigny as Firmin - le valet
- Alexandre Mathillon as Dubois
- Yves Deniaud as Jules Furet - un cambrioleur
- Harry-Max as Monsieur Dubois - l'entomologiste
- Louis Florencie as Monsieur Georges
- Bernard Lajarrige as Albert Furet - un cambrioleur
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Four Knaves at IMDb
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