A Dog's Life (1943 film)

A Dog's Life (French: Une vie de chien) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Josseline Gaël and Félicien Tramel.[1] [2] It was shot in 1941 but its release was delayed.[3] It was made at the Marseille Studios in the Unoccupied Zone of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

A Dog's Life
Directed byMaurice Cammage
Written byJacques Chabannes
Jean Manse
Based onA Dog's Life by André Mycho
Produced byEmil Flavin
StarringFernandel
Josseline Gaël
Félicien Tramel
CinematographyWilly Faktorovitch
Music byRaoul Moretti
Production
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Optimax Films
Distributed byLes Films de Koster
Release date
  • 25 June 1943 (1943-06-25)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Gustave Bourdillon is a teacher in a boarding school for girls. When the headmaster dies, Gustave courts his much younger widow Émilie Calumet. However she is convinced that her husband has returned to earth as a dog and dotes on it. Gustave sets out to win her over, going so far as to disguise himself as a woman in order to take an examination on her behalf.

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Bibliography

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  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981.
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