Love Is My Profession (1958)

En cas de malheur (original title)

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2h 2min
Crime, Drama
17 Sep 1958 (France)
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Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He falls in love with her, but she isn't true to him.

Director:

Claude Autant-Lara

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1 nomination.
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	Jean Gabin	...	Maître André Gobillot
	Brigitte Bardot	...	Yvette Maudet
	Edwige Feuillère	...	Viviane Gobillot
	Nicole Berger	...	Janine - la bonne d'Yvette
	Madeleine Barbulée	...	Bordenave
	Gabrielle Fontan	...	Mme Langlois
	Jacques Clancy	...	Duret - assistant de Gobillot
	Annick Allières	...	Noémie - l'amie d'Yvette
	Suzanne Grey	...	La fleuriste
	Edith Cérou	...	(as Edith Cerou)
	Hubert de Lapparent	...	L'avocat du bijoutier
	Georges Seey	...	Le bijoutier (as Georges Scey)
	Julien Bertheau	...	L'inspecteur
	Jacques Marin	...	Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Trianon
	Claude Magnier	...	Gaston
	Claire Nobis
	Franco Interlenghi	...	Mazzetti
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Andrès	...	Un consommateur
	Jacques Butin	...	Un inspecteur de police
	Roger Lecuyer	...	Un avocat sur le banc
	Michel Roux	...	Mazzetti (voice)
	Claude Achard	...	(uncredited)
	René Berthier	...	Un journaliste (uncredited)
	Daniela Bianchi	...	(uncredited)
	Mathilde Casadesus	...	Anna - la patronne du restaurant (uncredited)
	Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Le trompettiste (uncredited)
	Claude Darget	...	Le commentateur TV (uncredited)
	Jean Daurand	...	Un inspecteur (uncredited)
	Germaine Delbat	...	Une dame au procès (uncredited)
	Pierre Durou	...	(uncredited)
	Agnès Duval	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Clément Harari	...	Un témoin au tribunal (uncredited)
	Henri-Jacques Huet	...	Un employé de la prefecture (uncredited)
	Albert Michel	...	Eugène - le patron du bazar (uncredited)
	Bernard Musson	...	L'agent bousculé (uncredited)
	Gaëtan Noël	...	(uncredited)
	Julienne Paroli	...	Mme Blondel - la bijoutière (uncredited)
	Françoise Rasquin	...	(uncredited)
	Albert Rémy	...	Le commissaire à la préfecture (uncredited)
	Roger Saget	...	Le patron de l'hôtel du Midi (uncredited)
	Madeleine Suffel	...	La concierge d'Yvette (uncredited)

Directed by

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Claude Autant-Lara

Written by

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Jean Aurenche	...	(screenplay)

Claude Autant-Lara	...	(screenplay) (uncredited)

Pierre Bost	...	(screenplay)

Georges Simenon	...	(novel)

Produced by

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Raoul Lévy	...	producer (as Raoul J. Lévy)
Ray Ventura	...	producer

Music by

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René Cloërec

Cinematography by

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Jacques Natteau

Editing by

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Madeleine Gug

Editorial Department

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Ines Colignon

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assistant editor (as Ines Collignon)

Production Design by

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Max Douy

Costume Design by

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Pierre Balmain
Louis Féraud

Makeup Department

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Odette Berroyer	...	makeup artist
Yvonne Fortuna	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Michel Choquet	...	unit production manager
Roger Debelmas	...	production manager
Yves Laplanche	...	production manager
André Rameau	...	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ghislaine Autant-Lara	...	first assistant director (as Ghyslaine Auboin)
Michel Pezin	...	second assistant director
Jean Pradinas	...	third assistant director

Art Department

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Jacques Douy	...	assistant art director
Raymond Lemoigne	...	property master
Will Williams	...	movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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René-Christian Forget	...	sound (as René C. Forget)
Jean Nény	...	re-recording mixer
Guy Villette	...	assistant sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alain Douarinou	...	camera operator
Walter Limot	...	still photographer

Script and Continuity Department

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Claude Vériat

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Mai Harris	...	subtitler: English
Jacqueline Leroux-Cabuis	...	production administrator
Michel Roux	...	voice dubbing: Franco Interlenghi (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Cinédis (1958) (France) (theatrical)
Iris Film (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Miracle Films (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Kingsley-International Pictures (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Union Film Distributors Inc. (1959) (United States) (theatrical)
Nederland Film (1959) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Gaumont (1967) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Taurus Video (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
ClassicLine (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
Les Grands Films Classiques (GFC) (France) (theatrical) (16mm)
Towa. (1959) (Japan) (theatrical)
NHK-BS2 (1989) (Japan) (tv)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Carita (makeup)
Chevereau (camera equipment)
Opelka (costumes: Jean Gabin)
Poste Parisien (sound post-production)
Pyral (film)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He falls in love with her, but she isn't true to him. Written by Stephan Eichenberg Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	reference-to-queen-elizabeth-ii reference-to-princess-anne staircase-conversation seduction seductive-behavior See All (66) »
Taglines	A frankly shocking film about a man's obsession with his mistress See more »
Genres	Crime Drama Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Finland:K-16 Netherlands:18 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:X West Germany:18

Additional Details

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Also Known As	La ragazza del peccato (Italy) Love Is My Profession (United States) Love Is My Profession (Canada, English title) In Case of Adversity (United Kingdom) En caso de desgracia (Spain) See more »
Runtime	122 min
Country	France Italy
Language	French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Préfecture de Police, Boulevard du Palais, Paris 4, Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Budget	$750,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$2,500,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Daniela Bianchi's debut. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Seul le cinéma (1994). See more »
Quotes	Yvette Maudet: As they sometimes say, "For you, it's free." [stands up, hikes up her dress above her bottom, André calmly stares] Yvette Maudet: Might as well, before they lock me up. No? Not tempted? So, "no" on all counts? [starts to leave] Maître André Gobillot: Sit down. See more »

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