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Madelon (film)

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Madelon
Directed byJean Boyer
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCharles Suin
Edited byFanchette Mazin
Music byLouis Gasté
Production
companies
  • Filmsonor
  • Gallus Films
  • Les Films Ariane
Distributed byCinédis
Release date
  • 2 December 1955 (1955-12-02)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Madelon (French: La Madelon) is a 1955 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Line Renaud, Jean Richard and Roger Pierre.[1] It is inspired by the popular song of the First World War "La Madelon" about Madelon, a waitress working in a country inn encountered by a group of soldiers.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

Synopsis

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In the First World War, Madeleine, a singing waitress who has become of the idol to the French Army travels up to Paris and the Western Front searching for her lover, encountering on the way a variety of different nationalities who make up the Allied forces.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.140

Bibliography

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  • Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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