''Pity for the Vamps'' (French: ''Pitié pour les vamps'') is a 1956 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Jean Josipovici and starring
Viviane Romance
Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; 4 July 1912 – 25 September 1991) was a French actress.
Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix, France. She began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 19 ...
,
Geneviève Kervine and
Yves Vincent.
[Rège p.541]
Cast
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Viviane Romance
Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; 4 July 1912 – 25 September 1991) was a French actress.
Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix, France. She began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 19 ...
as Flora Davis
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Geneviève Kervine as Anne Davis
*Josette Arno as Nicole
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Yves Vincent as André Larcher
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Gabrielle Dorziat
Gabrielle Dorziat (1880–1979) was a French stage and film actress. Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat in Épernay, France is named for her.
Biography
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a sÉléonore Davis
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Jane Marken as Mme Edith
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Jean Meyer
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as Pierre
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Roland Bailly as Julien
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Félix Marten
Félix Marten (1919–1992) was a German-born French film actor. He was born in Remagen to a Finnish father, and his family fled Germany following the Nazi takeover. He is one of a number of actors to play Leslie Charteris's character Simon Templ ...
as Paul Duke
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Marcel Charvey
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People
* Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel
* Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder
* Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...
as Marcel-Marcel
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France Roche as Laure Fontaine
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Jacqueline Noëlle as Yvette
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Eliane Saint-Jean
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Aram Stephan as Le producteur
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Jacques Bézard
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Jean-Daniel Ehrmann
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Jannick Arvel
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Monique Vivin
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Gisèle Pascal as Jany Cristal-Davis
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Gina Manès as L'actrice âgée
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Max Montavon
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
as Le modiste
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Bernard Musson
Bernard Musson (1925–2010) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952)
* '' The Slave'' (1953)
* '' On Trial'' (1954)
* '' Flesh and the Woman'' (1954)
* '' Bonjour sourire'' (1956)
* ''Les Truands'' (1956)
* ...
as L'extra au banquet
References
Bibliography
* Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1956 films
French drama films
1956 drama films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Josipovici
1950s French films
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