Directed by:
René ClémentCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Roman VladCast:
Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Natasha Parry, Percy Marmont, Diana Decker, Martin Benson, Germaine Montero, Margaret Johnston, Harry Towb (more)Plots(1)
Relying heavily on voiceover narration and subjective camerawork, the film has Gerard Phillipe in the title role. Believing himself to be love with his wife's best friend (Natasha Parry), Ripois pours out his heart to her by recounting his past amours. Though he has known many women, he has never truly loved any of them. This has proved more troublesome for Ripois than for the ladies in his life, but somehow he never learns his lesson--not even during the film's final scene. British actresses Valerie Hobson and Joan Greenwood are well cast as Ripois' wife and former girlfriend, respectively, while Germaine Montero has an effective cameo as a warm-hearted prostitute. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gérard Philipe
France
Best movies:
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Valerie Hobson
UK
Best movies:
Great Expectations (1946)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Joan Greenwood
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Father Brown (1954)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Natasha Parry
UK
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
Percy Marmont
UK
Best movies:
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Young and Innocent (1937)
Secret Agent (1936)
Diana Decker
USA
Best movies:
Lolita (1962)
San Demetrio, London (1943)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Martin Benson
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The Omen (1976)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Germaine Montero
France
Best movies:
El sur (1983)
Any Number Can Win (1963)
Robert et Robert (1978)
Margaret Johnston
Australia
Best movies:
The Magic Box (1951)
The Psychopath (1966)
Night of the Eagle (1962)
Harry Towb
Ireland
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Patton (1970)
Beryl Cooke
UK
Best movies:
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
Arthur Howard
UK
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Bill Shine
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Eileen Way
UK
Best movies:
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
The Vikings (1958)
Eric Pohlmann
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Third Man (1949)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Mae Bacon
UK
Best movies:
The Million Pound Note (1954)
Jubilee (1977)
Paul Huson
UK
Best movies:
Richard III (1955)