''A Hole in the Wall'' (French: ''Un trou dans le mur'') is a 1950 French

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directed by Émile Couzinet and starring

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and

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. It is based on a play by

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which had previously been made into a 1930 film of the same title.Goble p.328

Cast

as Campignac *

as Artémise Corbin *

as André de Kerdrec *

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as Lucie *

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as La concierge * Gaby Basset as La cliente * François Joux as Anatole *

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as L'antiquaire * Claudette Falco as La secrétaire

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1950 comedy films French comedy films 1950 films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Émile Couzinet Remakes of French films French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub fr:Un trou dans le mur