Le Panier à crabes (1960)
Directed by Joseph Lisbona

Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

In Strasbourg, Charles Duprés, a chemistry student, has fallen in love with Liliane.  Not long after their engagement, the young woman decides to end their relationship.  Disheartened by this turn of events, Charles leaves for Paris, where he finds work as an assistant to a famous film director, Clavier.  He writes a script which recounts his life as a student and manages to find a producer to make his film.  Before he knows it, he has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Joseph Lisbona
  • Script: Joseph Lisbona
  • Cast: Pierre Michaël (Charles Dupré), Anne Doat (Chantal), Anne Tonietti (Chantal), Michel Bardinet (Jacques), Paul Frankeur (Clavier), Henri Vilbert (Dorel), Louis Seigner (Jordan), Louis Arbessier (Le professeur), Jacques Morel (Le producteur), Denise Grey (L'impresario), Maurice Sarfati (Henri), René Havard (Le premier assistant), André Chanu (L'animateur), Michel Etcheverry (Bertrand), Jean Parédès, Michel Arene, Gilberte Diane, Jean-Pierre Zola
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 86 min

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