Desperate Decision
| Desperate Decision | |
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| Directed by | Yves Allégret |
| Written by | Catherine Beauchamp Jacques Sigurd |
| Produced by | Ray Ventura |
| Starring | Danièle Delorme Henri Vidal Jean Debucourt |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Claude Nicole |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | Hoche Productions |
| Distributed by | Cocinor |
Release date | 1 October 1952 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Desperate Decision (French: La jeune folle) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Danièle Delorme, Henri Vidal and Jean Debucourt.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Trauner.
Synopsis[edit]
In 1922 during the Irish Civil War, a young woman Catherine heads to Dublin seeking vengeance on the man who killed her brother. She meets a man Steve who wishes to protect her as she is teetering on the edge of madness. However, when she discovers that he is the murderer she takes her revenge.
Cast[edit]
- Danièle Delorme as Catherine
- Henri Vidal as Steve
- Jean Debucourt as Le messager / A Mysterious Man
- Jacqueline Porel as Mother Superior
- Georges Chamarat as Le chef de gare
- Olivier Hussenot as Le colleur d'affiches
- Jacques Dynam as Le consommateur
- Michel Etcheverry as Le prêtre
- Gabrielle Fontan as Soeur Patricia
- Joëlle Bernard as La femme ivre
- Maurice Ronet as Jim
- Nicolas Vogel as Tom
- Marcel Journet as Le chef de police Donovan
- Madeleine Gérôme as Madame Donovan
- Gabriel Gobin as L'employé de la gare
- Madeleine Barbulée as La voyageuse
- Lolita De Silva as Soeur Ruth
References[edit]
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.186
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/2306/la-jeune-folle
- ^ Rège p.186
Bibliography[edit]
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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