God's Thunder

Le Tonnerre de Dieu
Le Tonnerre de Dieu
Directed by	Denys de La Patellière; (as Denys de La Patelliere)
Written by	Denys de La Patetllère; (as Denys de La Patelliere); (adaptation); Pascal Jardin; (adaptation); Pascal Jardin; (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Denys de La Patellère; (as Denys de La Patelliere); Pascal Jardin
Based on	Bernard Clavel (novel)
Produced by	Raymond Danon
Starring	Jean Gabin; Michèle Mercier
Cinematography	Walter Wottitz
Edited by	Claude Durand
Music by	Georges Garvarentz
Color process	Black and white
Production; companies	Les Films Copernic; Gloria-Film GmbH; Fida Cinematografica
Distributed by	Comacico
Release date	8 September 1965;
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	France; Italy; West Germany
Language	French
Box office	3,593,724 admissions (France)

God's Thunder or Le Tonnerre de Dieu is a 1965 French-Italian-West German comedy-drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Mercier.

Plot

Upset by his wife's inability to bear him a child, Brassac picks up a prostitute, Simone, in Nantes, the local town, and takes her back home. Although disgusted with Brassac's behaviour, Simone enjoys life on his farm and contrives to heal the rift between Brassac and his wife.

Cast

Jean Gabin as Léandre Brassac
Michèle Mercier as Simone Leboucher
Robert Hossein as Marcel
Georges Géret as Roger (as Georges Geret)
Emma Danieli as La dame au teckel (as Emma Danielli)
Ellen Schwiers as Françoise
Nino Vingelli as Le patron du café
Daniel Ceccaldi as Le prêtre
Louis Arbessier as Bricard, le ministre
Léa Gray as La taulière
Danielle Durou as Une fille
Lydie Balmer as Une fille
Nicole Beurggrave as Une fille
Mireille Galot as Une fille
Paul Pavel as L'ami de Marcel
Hélène Tossy as La patronne du bistrot
Lili Palmer as Marie Brassac

Reception

It was the seventh most popular film of 1965 in France, after The Sucker, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Gendarme in New York, Mary Poppins and Fantomas Unleashed. ^[1]

References

^ "1965 Box Office". Box Office Story.

External links

Le Tonnerre de Dieu at IMDb

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[1] "1965 Box Office". Box Office Story.

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