The White Truck
| The White Truck | |
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| Directed by | Léo Joannon |
| Written by | André-Paul Antoine André Cayatte Léo Joannon |
| Produced by | Léo Joannon |
| Starring | Jules Berry Blanchette Brunoy François Périer |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff |
| Edited by | Jacques Grassi |
| Music by | Louis Pasquier Roger-Roger |
Production company | MAIC |
| Distributed by | Regina Distribution |
Release date | 24 March 1943 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The White Truck (French: Le camion blanc) is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Jules Berry, Blanchette Brunoy and François Périer.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.
Synopsis
A young garage mechanic is hired for an unusual assignment, to drive a white truck around France carrying the corpse of a famed gypysy leader.
Cast
- Jules Berry as Shabbas - le chef des gitans du Nord
- Blanchette Brunoy as Germaine
- François Périer as François Ledru - un jeune garagiste
- Fernand Charpin as Courbassié - le conseiller des gitans du Sud
- Marguerite Moreno as La veuve du roi
- Roger Karl as Acho
- Mila Parély as Madame Dupont
- Jean Parédès as Ernest
- Marcelle Monthil as La mère de Germaine
- Charles Lemontier as Le père de Germaine
- Edmond Beauchamp as Un gitan
- Robert Berri as Un pompiste
- Georges Bever as Le contröleur
References
- ^ Parish p..56
Bibliography
- James Robert Parish. Film Directors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.
External links
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