The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
Les Grandes Manoeuvres
106 min
Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothing like anyone he has ever met before.
- Release date
- October 26, 1955
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
- Music
- Georges Van Parys
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Gérard Philipe as Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne
- Michèle Morgan as Marie-Louise Rivière
- Jean Desailly as Victor Duverger
- Yves Robert as Le lieutenant Félix Leroy
- Brigitte Bardot as Lucie
- Pierre Dux as Le colonel
- Jacques François as Rodolphe
- Jacques Fabbri as L'ordonnance d'Armand
- Claude Rich as Claude, Alice's fiancé
- Lise Delamare as Juliette Duverger
- Jacqueline Maillan as Jeanne Duverger, une soeur de Victor
- Magali Noël as Thérèse, singer
- Simone Valère as Gisèle Monnet
- Catherine Anouilh as Alice Gervais
- Madeleine Barbulée as Lady in the yellow hat
- Dany Carrel as Rose-Mousse, beginner prostitute
- Judith Magre as Ciboulette
- Arlette Thomas as Amélie
- Gabrielle Fontan as Melanie, Duverger's servant
- Viviane Gosset as Colonel’s wife
- Olivier Hussenot as Prefect
- Raymond Cordy as Photographer, Lucie's father
- Daniel Sorano as Master of arms
- Jacques Morel as Mr. Monnet, Gisèle's husband
- Jacques Jouanneau as Felix's orderly
- Palau as Arthur, wedding guest
- Madeleine Ganne
- Michèle Grellier
- Paul Préboist
Crew
- René Clair · Director
- René Clair · Writer
- Jérôme Géronimi · Writer
- Jean Marsan · Writer
- René Clair · Producer
- André Daven · Producer
- Georges Van Parys · Composer
- Robert Lefebvre · Cinematographer
- Louisette Hautecoeur · Editor
- Denise Natot · Editor
- Léon Barsacq · Production designer