Quay of Illusions (French: Quai des illusions) is a 1959 French-Italian drama film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Gaby Morlay, Louis Seigner and Lise Bourdin.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau.
| Quay of Illusions | |
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| Directed by | Émile Couzinet |
| Written by | Émile Couzinet |
| Produced by | Émile Couzinet |
| Starring | Gaby Morlay Louis Seigner Lise Bourdin |
| Cinematography | Pierre Dolley |
| Edited by | Émile Couzinet |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
Production companies | Burgus Films Rivo Film |
| Distributed by | Comptoir Français du Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editLise is bored living at her parents house and leaves to work as a waitress by the waterfront. She meets Lise, a sailor, and falls pregnant with his child. He runs away to evade the police and she soon afterwards gives birth but loses the baby. Distraught she then steals a child from a maternity ward.
Cast
edit- Gaby Morlay as Mme. Vincent
- Louis Seigner as Monsieur Vincent
- Lise Bourdin as Lise Vincent
- Fausto Tozzi as Fausto
- Georgette Anys as La patronne de La Sirène
- Henri Arius as Le patron de La Sirène
- Olivier Mathot
- Colette Fleury
- Anne-Marie Mersen
- Piero Giagnoni
- Jacques Varennes
- Alexandre Rignault
References
editBibliography
edit- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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