The Mayor's Dilemma (1939)
Les otages (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 45min
- Drama, War
- 22 Apr 1940 (USA)
- Movie
At the biginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.
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- 1 nomination.
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| Annie Vernay | ... |
Annie Beaumont
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| Saturnin Fabre | ... |
Rossignol, le châtelain
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| Fernand Charpin | ... |
Beaumont, le maire
(as Charpin)
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| Dorville | ... |
Rodillar, le braconnier
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| Pierre Larquey | ... |
Fabien, l'huissier
(as Larquey)
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| Pierre Labry | ... |
Rameau, le coiffeur
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| Noël Roquevert | ... |
Le garde-champêtre
(as Roquevert)
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Palmyre Levasseur | ... |
Mme Rossignol
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| Georges Douking | ... |
Brazoux
(as Douking)
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A.S. Takal | ... |
(as Takal)
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Mady Berry | ... |
Maria
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| Jean Pâqui | ... |
Pierre Rossignol
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Marguerite Pierry | ... |
Madame Fabien
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Florian | ... |
Le gendarme
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Félix Claude | ... |
(uncredited)
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Léon Larive | ... |
Le cafetier (uncredited)
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| Marcel Pérès | ... |
Tartagnac (uncredited)
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Sinoël | ... |
Le père Labiche (uncredited)
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| Paul Villé | ... |
Le chef de gare (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Raymond Bernard | ||
Written by
| Jean Anouilh | ... | (writer) |
| Leo Mittler | ... | (writer) |
| Victor Trivas | ... | (writer) |
Music by
| Darius Milhaud | ||
Cinematography by
| Léon Bellet | ||
| Jean Brévignon | ||
| Robert Lefebvre | ||
Editing by
| Charlotte Guilbert | ||
Production Design by
| André Barsacq | ||
| Jean Perrier | ||
Costume Design by
| Annette Sarradin | ||
Production Management
| Ralph Baum | ... | production manager |
| Aimé Chemel | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nicolas Bernard | ... | assistant director |
| Serge Vallin | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| William Robert Sivel | ... | sound (as William S. Sivel) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gray-Film (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- Film Alliance of the United States Inc. (1940) (United States) (subtitled)
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At the biginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.
Written by Daniel Emmanuel |
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