| 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 |
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. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau.
Synopsis
Lise 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
- 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
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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