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The Crab Basket

19600.0 / 1086 min
Drama, Romance

Overview

Charles is a student in Strasbourg. Abandoned by Liliane, his fiancée, who has inexplicably given up on marriage, he moves to Paris, where he decides to pursue a career in cinema. He founded a film club and became a journalist, then assistant to a famous director. Little by little, he came face to face with the various compromises inherent in this professional milieu. After writing a screenplay about his experiences, he enlists the help of Chantal, a young actress, to bring his film project to fruition.

Cast

Pierre Michaël

Pierre Michaël

Charles Dupré

Anne Doat

Anne Doat

Chantal

Anne Tonietti

Anne Tonietti

Chantal

Michel Bardinet

Michel Bardinet

Jacques

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

Clavier

Henri Vilbert

Henri Vilbert

Dorel

Louis Seigner

Louis Seigner

Jordan

Louis Arbessier

Louis Arbessier

The professor

Jacques Morel

Jacques Morel

The producer

Denise Grey

Denise Grey

The impresario

Jean Parédès

Jean Parédès

Maurice Sarfati

Maurice Sarfati

Henri

René Havard

René Havard

The first assistant

André Chanu

André Chanu

The animator

Michel Arene

Michel Arene

Gilberte Diane

Gilberte Diane

Michel Etcheverry

Michel Etcheverry

Bertrand

Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

Crew

Joseph Lisbona

Joseph Lisbona

Writer

Joseph Lisbona

Joseph Lisbona

Director