''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (French: ''La madone des sleepings'') is a 1955 French

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directed by

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and starring

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, Jean Gaven and

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. The film is an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same title by

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, though the plot has been changed somewhat, and the action brought into the 1950s and set in

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rather than the

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coast of the

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.Goble p.121 It was shot at the

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, with sets designed by the

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Eugène Piérac.

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took place in

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and elsewhere.

Cast

as Lady Diana Wynham * Jean Gaven as Don Armando Félix *

as Dr. Siegfried Traurig (final film) *

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as Gérard Dextrier *

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as Anna *

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as Le Queledec *

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as Clara * Joé Davray as L'ingénieur *

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Jacques Jouanneau Jacques Jouanneau (3 October 1926 – 19 July 2011) was a French actor. He was born in Angers, France. Biography Filmography *1953: '' Capitaine Pantoufle'' - Le barman du Goéland (uncredited) *1954: ''Les Intrigantes'' - Le Reporter (u ...

as Henri - le chauffeur *

Robert Burnier Robert Burnier (1897–1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.920 Selected filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' Miche'' (1932) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933) * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) * ' ...

as Commodore Felton *

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as Irena *

Lucien Callamand Lucien Callamand born Lucien Marie Pascal Eugène Callamand (April 1, 1888, in Marseille – December 3, 1968, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes) was one of the earliest French film actors whose career spanned six decades of French cinema. Between 1909 ...

as L'actionnaire * Paul Demange as Le voyageur * Raymond Ménage * Betty Phillippsen *

René Worms René Worms (8 December 1869 in Rennes – 12 February 1926 in Paris) was a French auditor of the council of state. He was the son of professor of political economics, Émile Worms. Early life and education Worms was educated at the lyceum of hi ...

as Arthur

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1955 films French drama films 1955 drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Diamant-Berger Films based on French novels Remakes of French films Films shot at Victorine Studios French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub

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