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Desperate Decision

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Desperate Decision
Directed byYves Allégret
Written byCatherine Beauchamp
Jacques Sigurd
Produced byRay Ventura
StarringDanièle Delorme
Henri Vidal
Jean Debucourt
CinematographyRoger Hubert
Edited byClaude Nicole
Music byPaul Misraki
Production
company
Hoche Productions
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 1 October 1952 (1952-10-01)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Desperate Decision (French: La jeune folle) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Danièle Delorme, Henri Vidal and Jean Debucourt.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Trauner.

Synopsis

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In 1922 during the Irish Civil War, a young woman Catherine heads to Dublin seeking vengeance on the man who killed her brother. She meets a man Steve who wishes to protect her as she is teetering on the edge of madness. However, when she discovers that he is the murderer she takes her revenge.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.186
  2. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/2306/la-jeune-folle
  3. ^ Rège p.186

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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