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| name = Le Grand Cirque |
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| director = [[Georges Péclet]] |
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| distributor = [[Imperator Films]] |
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| runtime = 120 minutes |
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| country = France |
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'''''Le Grand Cirque''''' is a [[1950 in film|1950]] [[French cinema|French]] [[war film]] directed by [[Georges Péclet]]. It is based on the memoir of the same name by [[Pierre Clostermann]]. |
'''''Le Grand Cirque''''' is a [[1950 in film|1950]] [[French cinema|French]] [[war film]] directed by [[Georges Péclet]]. It is based on the memoir of the same name by [[Pierre Clostermann]].<ref name=np1>{{cite news|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4246591s/f20.image.r=Clostermann|newspaper=Le Cinéopse : organe mensuel de l'industrie cinématographique|title=Les Films Du Mois|date=1 January 1950}}</ref><ref name=np2>{{cite news|newspaper= Le Libérateur de la région du Gâtinais |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k45361624/f1.image.r=Clostermann|title=Clostermann à Montargis|date=8 March 1950}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchfilms.org/review/le-grand-cirque-1950.html|title=Le Grand Cirque (1950)|website=French Films.org}}</ref> |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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Pierre Despont is seconded to a Free French squadron flying with the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] at [[Biggin Hill Aerodrome]], under the command of [[René Mouchotte]]. The fearless Despont becomes close friends with fellow pilots Jean Loessig and Jacques Desmarets, but the squadron's dangerous reconnaissance and combat missions in [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire Mk. IX fighters]] take their toll on the pilots. Loessig goes missing over [[Normandy]] during the [[D-Day]] landings while Desmarets is killed on the final day of combat in Europe, leaving his wife a widow. Despont survives the war but is left melancholy by the loss of his friends.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le Grand cirque (1950) - JP Box-Office |url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=14896 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www.jpbox-office.com}}</ref> |
Pierre Despont is seconded to a Free French squadron flying with the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] at [[Biggin Hill Aerodrome]], under the command of [[René Mouchotte]]. The fearless Despont becomes close friends with fellow pilots Jean Loessig and Jacques Desmarets, but the squadron's dangerous reconnaissance and combat missions in [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire Mk. IX fighters]] take their toll on the pilots. Loessig goes missing over [[Normandy]] during the [[D-Day]] landings while Desmarets is killed on the final day of combat in Europe, leaving his wife a widow. Despont survives the war but is left melancholy by the loss of his friends.<ref name=jp>{{Cite web |title=Le Grand cirque (1950) - JP Box-Office |url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=14896 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www.jpbox-office.com}}</ref><ref name=np1/> |
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== Cast == |
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The film was a moderate success, taking $3,043,781 at the French box office.<ref |
The film was a moderate success, taking $3,043,781 at the French box office.<ref name=jp/> |
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 24 May 2024
Le Grand Cirque | |
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Directed by | Georges Péclet |
Written by | André Castelot Georges Péclet Joseph Kessel |
Produced by | Robert Florat |
Starring | Pamela Skiff Pierre Cressoy Jean Barrère Jean Christian Édouard Delmont Pierre Larquey |
Cinematography | Paul Cotteret |
Music by | Marcel Stern |
Distributed by | Imperator Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | France |
Languages | English French |
Le Grand Cirque is a 1950 French war film directed by Georges Péclet. It is based on the memoir of the same name by Pierre Clostermann.[1][2][3]
Plot[edit]
Pierre Despont is seconded to a Free French squadron flying with the RAF at Biggin Hill Aerodrome, under the command of René Mouchotte. The fearless Despont becomes close friends with fellow pilots Jean Loessig and Jacques Desmarets, but the squadron's dangerous reconnaissance and combat missions in Spitfire Mk. IX fighters take their toll on the pilots. Loessig goes missing over Normandy during the D-Day landings while Desmarets is killed on the final day of combat in Europe, leaving his wife a widow. Despont survives the war but is left melancholy by the loss of his friends.[4][1]
Cast[edit]
- Pamela Skiff as Patricia
- Pierre Cressoy as Pierre Despont
- Jean Barrère as Jacques Desmarets
- Jean Christian as Captain Mouchotte
- Roger Saltel as Jean Loessig
- Édouard Delmont as Peasant
- Pierre Larquey as the priest
- Alexandre Dundas
- Alain Terrane
- Manuel Gary as Mechanic
- Jean Ozenne
- Jean Vilmont
- Anne Laurens as Sybil
- Jacques Roux as an aviator
- Jacques Marbeuf
- André Chanu
Release[edit]
The film was a moderate success, taking $3,043,781 at the French box office.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Les Films Du Mois". Le Cinéopse : organe mensuel de l'industrie cinématographique. 1 January 1950.
- ^ "Clostermann à Montargis". Le Libérateur de la région du Gâtinais. 8 March 1950.
- ^ "Le Grand Cirque (1950)". French Films.org.
- ^ a b "Le Grand cirque (1950) - JP Box-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 2023-01-16.