The Lovers of Lisbon
The Lovers of Lisbon (Les amants du Tage) | |
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Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
Written by | Joseph Kessel (novel) Jacques Companéez Marcel Rivet |
Produced by | Ray Ventura |
Starring | Daniel Gélin Françoise Arnoul Trevor Howard |
Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
Music by | |
Production companies | ECC Fidès Hoche Productions |
Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
Release date | 8 February 1955 |
Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Lovers of Lisbon (French: Les amants du Tage) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard and Betty Stockfeld. Two French exiles in Lisbon fall in love after each has murdered their respective spouse. It was based on a novel by Joseph Kessel.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.
The soundtrack included the Portuguese singer Amália Rodrigues singing "Solidão" which is the initial version of what is popular as "Canção do Mar", a song written by Frederico de Brito and Ferrer Trindade.
Cast[]
- Daniel Gélin as Pierre Roubier
- Françoise Arnoul as Kathleen Dinver
- Trevor Howard as Inspector Lewis
- Marcel Dalio as Porfirio
- Amália Rodrigues as Amália
- as Manuel
- Ginette Leclerc as Maria
- Georges Chamarat as L'avocat
- Betty Stockfeld as Maisie
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Categories:
- French-language films
- 1955 films
- French films
- 1955 drama films
- Films directed by Henri Verneuil
- Lisbon in fiction
- Films set in Lisbon
- Films based on French novels
- 1950s French film stubs