''Les Lions sont lâchés'' (US title: ''The Lions Are Loose'') is a 1961 French comedy film directed by
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Fi ...
, and written by
France Roche
France Roche (2 April 1921 – 14 December 2013) was a French film actress and screenwriter. She appeared in 17 films between 1951 and 1979. She was a member of the jury at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
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and
Michel Audiard
Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He ...
(dialogue). The music score was by
Georges Garvarentz
Georges Diran Garvarentz ( hy, Ժորժ Տիրան Կառվարենց, 1 April 1932 - 19 March 1993) was an Armenian- French composer, noted for his music for films and Charles Aznavour's songs.
Biography
Georges Garvarentz was born in Athens, G ...
and the cinematography by
Christian Matras.
It tells the story of three women living in Paris.
Principal cast
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Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director.
Early life
Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ...
as Didier Marèze
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Claudia Cardinale
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English.
Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...
as Albertine Ferran
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Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer.
Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...
as Marie-Laure Robert-Guichard
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Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...
as Cécile
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Lino Ventura as Le docteur André Challenberg
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Denise Provence
Denise Provence (1921–2011) was a French stage, film and television actress
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as Hélène Challenberg
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Daniel Ceccaldi
Daniel Ceccaldi (25 July 1927 – 27 March 2003) was a French actor.
He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father ''Lucien Darbon'' in François Truffaut's movies ''Stolen Kis ...
as Georges Guichard
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Martine Messager as Florence Guichard
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Darry Cowl
Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French comedian, actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in '' Pas sur la bouche'' (''Not on ...
as Richard
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Jean Ozenne
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* Jean (female given name)
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* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* J ...
as Alfred Robert-Guichard
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Francis Nani as Arnaud Guichard
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François Nocher
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People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, Kin ...
as Gilles
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Louis Arbessier
Louis Arbessier (9 April 190723 March 1998) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.122 He played Napoleon III in the 1952 musical film '' Imperial Violets.'' Amongst his television roles was that of Maigret.
Arbessier was married and di ...
as Frédéric Moine
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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 Gabriel, Butler
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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 himself
External links
''Les Lions sont lâchés''at Alice Cinema
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French black-and-white films
1961 films
Films directed by Henri Verneuil
Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard
1960s French films
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