Twelve Hours of Happiness (French: Douze heures de bonheur) is a 1952 French romantic comedy drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Dany Robin, Georges Marchal and Jean Tissier.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It is also known by the alternative title Jupiter.
| Twelve Hours of Happiness | |
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| Directed by | Gilles Grangier |
| Written by | Jean-Paul Le Chanois René Wheeler |
| Based on | Twelve Hours of Happiness by Robert Boissy |
| Produced by | Raoul Ploquin |
| Starring | Dany Robin Georges Marchal Jean Tissier |
| Cinematography | Marc Fossard |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
Production company | Les Films Raoul Ploquin |
| Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editThe daughter of a provincial pharmacist is due to marry her distant cousin Gilbert in an arranged marriage. However, she meets a stranger in the forest who has escaped from an asylum and who she dubs "Jupiter". He pretends to be her cousin and makes a good impression on the pharmacist. However complications ensue when the real cousin arrives.
Cast
edit- Dany Robin as Yvette Cornet
- Georges Marchal as Jupiter' L'inconnu - l'évadé de lasile psychiatrique
- Jean Tissier as Benjamin Cornet
- Huguette Duflos as Clémence Cornet
- François Guérin as Gilbert Lantois
- Pierre Moncorbier as Le gendarme Mérovée
- Robert Seller
- Micheline Gary
- Floriane Prévot
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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