A Simple Story (1978)
Overview
A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.6363 |
Directed By
Claude Sautet
Crew
Claude Sautet
Jean Boffety
Jacqueline Thiédot
Horst Wendlandt
Philippe Sarde
Corinne Jorry
Henri Offroy
Georges Lévy
Michel Deruelle
Pierre Lenoir
Claude Berri
Pierre Grunstein
Andrée Guikovaty
Jean-Charles Edeline
Claudine Paringaux
Jean-Claude Chicot
Jean-Max Guérin
Marie-Thérèse Boiché
Louis Devaivre
Vincent Arnardi
Alain Sarde
Claude Sautet
Jean-Loup Dabadie
TOP CAST
Romy Schneider
Marie
Bruno Cremer
Georges
Claude Brasseur
Serge
Arlette Bonnard
Gabrielle
Sophie Daumier
Esther
Éva Darlan
Anna
Jacques Sereys
Charles
Madeleine Robinson
La mère
Yves Knapp
Martin
Pierre Semmler
Patrick
Jean-François Garreaud
Christian
Pierre Forget
Le délégué syndical
Michel Debost
Michel
Nicolas Sempe
Maurice
Vera Schroeder
Françoise
Nadine Alari
La gynécologue
Francine Bergé
Francine
Roger Pigaut
Jérôme
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