''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline chérie'') is a 1968 historical

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directed by

Denys de La Patellière Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series. of 92. Filmography as director * 1955 : '' Les Aristocrates'', with Pierre Fresnay * ...

and starring France Anglade,

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...

and

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. Life and career His rotund features and ...

.Caldiron & Hochkofler p.181 Made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany, it was based on the novel of the same title by Jacques Laurent which had previously been adapted into a film in 1951. It was shot at the

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near Paris. The film's sets were by the art director Jean André. The costumes were designed by Jacques Fonteray. It was shot in

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and

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Cast

* France Anglade as Caroline de Bièvre - une jolie aristocrate aux nombreuses aventures *

as Le comte de Bièvre - le père de Caroline *

as Georges Berthier *

Karin Dor Karin Dor (, born Kätherose Derr; 22 February 1938 – 6 November 2017) was a German actress. She was famous to international audiences for her role as Bond girl Helga Brandt in the James Bond film '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967) and her appear ...

as Isabelle de Loigny *

François Guérin François Guérin (1927–2003) was a French film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media ...

as Gaston de Salanches *

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...

as Jules, le Postillon *

Giorgio Albertazzi Giorgio Albertazzi (20 August 1923 – 28 May 2016) was an Italian actor and film director. Born in San Martino a Mensola, Tuscany, Albertazzi joined the Italian Social Republic and reached the rank of lieutenant. After their defeat, he spe ...

as Albencet, le géologiste * Françoise Christophe as Madame Chabanne * Gert Fröbe as Le docteur Belhomme * Jean-Claude Brialy as Le comte de Boimussy * François Chaumette as Van Kript I * Valeria Ciangottini as Marie-Anne *

Jean-Pierre Darras Jean-Pierre Darras (1927–1999) was a French actor. Filmography 1927 births 1999 deaths Deaths from cancer in France French film directors French monarchists Male actors from Paris People from Val-de-Marne French male film actors ...

as Van Kript II * Roger Dumas as Clément, l'ancien jardinier du comte *

Isa Miranda Isa Miranda (born Ines Isabella Sampietro; 5 July 1909 – 8 July 1982) was an Italian actress with an international film career. Biography Miranda was born Ines Isabella Sampietro in Milan, the daughter of atreet car conductor in Mian. When s ...

as La duchesse de Bussez *

Jacques Monod Jacques Lucien Monod (February 9, 1910 – May 31, 1976) was a French biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965, sharing it with François Jacob and André Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of e ...

as De Carilly, le docteur *

Sady Rebbot Sady Rebbot (27 April 1935 – 12 October 1994) was a French actor. He appeared in 68 films and television shows between 1959 and 1994. He starred alongside Anna Karina in the 1962 film ''Vivre sa vie''. Partial filmography * ''Rue des prai ...

as L'homme enfermé avec Caroline *

Pierre Vernier Pierre Vernier (19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location) was a French mathematician and instrument-inventor. He was the inventor and epony ...

as Bonaparte * Béatrice Altariba as Une aristocrate chez Belhomme *

Henri Virlojeux Henri Virlogeux (22 March 1924 – 19 December 1995) was a French actor. He is known for "The 400 Blows" (1959), "Les rois maudits" (1972) and "Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur" (1971). He was married to Véronique Silver. He died on December 19, ...

as Le docteur Guillotin

References

Bibliography

* Orio Caldiron & Matilde Hochkofler. ''Isa Miranda''. Gremese Editore.

External links

* 1968 films West German films French historical drama films German historical drama films Italian historical drama films 1960s historical drama films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Denys de La Patellière Constantin Film films Films based on French novels Films shot at Epinay Studios Remakes of French films Italian remakes of French films French Revolution films Films based on works by Jacques Laurent 1960s French films 1960s Italian films 1960s German films {{1960s-France-film-stub