The Chips Are Down (1947)
Overview
"Les jeux sont faits," is a fantasy film based on a screenplay by French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. A society heiress and a resistance fighter are tragically killed at the same moment and meet in the afterlife. They are offered a second chance at life if they can prove their love is real or be doomed to roam the earth as ghosts.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.248 |
Directed By
Jean Delannoy
Crew
Jean Delannoy
Jean-Paul Sartre
Georges Auric
Christian Matras
TOP CAST
Micheline Presle
Eve Charlier
Marcello Pagliero
Pierre Dumaine
Marguerite Moreno
La dame de l'au-delà
Charles Dullin
Le marquis
Fernand Fabre
André Charlier
Jacques Erwin
Jean Aguerra
Colette Ripert
Lucette
Marcel Mouloudji
Lucien Derjeu
Guy Decomble
Poulain
Howard Vernon
Le chef milicien
Jim Gérald
Renaudel
Renaud Mary
Un milicien
André Carnège
Le ministre de la justice
Andrée Ducret
Madame Astin
Robert Dalban
Georges
Jean Daurand
Paulo
Edmond Beauchamp
Dixonne
Danièle Delorme
La noyée
Frédéric Mariotti
Un mort
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