Lovers' Net (1955)
Overview
Daniel Gelin plays a soldier who is acquitted after committing a crime of passion. Relocating to Lisbon, and still feeling remorse over his impulsive killing of his faithless wife, Gelin manages to find love in the form of gorgeous widow Francoise Arnoul. Alas, it turns out that Arnoul has a sordid past of her own, leaving our hero sadder but wiser.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.81 |
Directed By
Henri Verneuil
Crew
Marcel Rivet
Joseph Kessel
Henri Verneuil
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Ray Ventura
Michel Legrand
Walter Limot
Marcel Rivet
Claude Pinoteau
Christian Gaudin
Jacques Companéez
Antoine Archimbaud
Jacques Gauthier
Lucien Legrand
Roger Hubert
TOP CAST
Daniel Gélin
Pierre Roubier
Françoise Arnoul
Kathleen Dinver
Trevor Howard
Inspector Lewis
Marcel Dalio
Porfirio
Amália Rodrigues
Amália
Betty Stockfeld
Maisie
Jacques Moulières
Manuel aka 'Moustique'
Georges Chamarat
Lawyer
Ginette Leclerc
Maria
Jacques Moulières
Manuel
Reggie Nalder
Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne
Lord Dicson (uncredited)
Albert Préjean
(uncredited)
Huguette Montréal
Françoise (uncredited)
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