''Man from Cocody'' (French: ') is a French
adventure film
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from 1965 set in
Cocody
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, Ivory Coast. It was directed by
Christian-Jaque
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, written by Christian-Jaque, ,
Jean Ferry
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and
Jacques Emmanuel
Jacques Emmanuel, real name Jacques Emmanuel Welfling, (13 January 1920 in Paris – 11 June 1998 in Saint-Cloud aged 78) was a French actor, screenwriter and librettist.
Filmography Script
* 1953: '' Deux de l'escadrille'' by Maurice Labro
...
, starring
Jean Marais
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. The film was known under the titles: ''Ivory Coast Adventure'' (USA), ' (Italy), ' (Germany).
Cast
*
Jean Marais
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as Jean-Luc Hervé de la Tommeraye
*
Liselotte Pulver
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as Baby
*
Philippe Clay
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He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, ...
as Renaud Lefranc
*
Nancy Holloway
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Career
Buccella won the Miss Trento, Miss Venice, and Miss Italy beauty pageants, and placed third in the Miss Europe 1959 comp ...]
as Angelina
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Jacques Morel as Rouffignac
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Robert Dalban
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as Pepe
*
Gil Delamare
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References
1965 films
Italian adventure films
French adventure films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by Christian-Jaque
1965 adventure films
French spy comedy films
Films set in Ivory Coast
1960s French films
1960s Italian films
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