''Destiny'' (French: ''Destins'') is a 1946 French

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comedy drama film directed by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love' ...

and starring Tino Rossi,

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and

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.https://www.unifrance.org/film/5172/destins The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

André Cartier is a successful singer and is married with a young son. His twin Fred has not been so fortunate in life, and his resentment is encouraged by his wife Clara. Just released from prison, she convinces him to kidnap his nephew and hold him for a

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Cast

* Tino Rossi as André Cartier / Fred Cartier *

as Jacqueline Cartier *

as Clara Cartier * Marcelle Géniat as Mme Moretti * Armand Bernard as Lobligeois * Paul Demange as Le détective * Saint-Granier as Saint-Granier * Gabrielle Fontan as La faiseuse de réussites *

Paul Azaïs Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' (1 ...

* Philippe Hersent *

Paul Ollivier François Hilarion Paul Olivari, stage name Paul Ollivier (10 February 1876 - 10 June 1948) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ''The Queen of Moulin Rouge'' (1926) * ''The Imaginary Voyag ...

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986 * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1946 films French comedy films 1946 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Richard Pottier French black-and-white films 1940s French films Films scored by Raymond Legrand {{1940s-France-film-stub