''The Three Cousins'' (French: ''Les trois cousines'') is a 1947 French

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directed by

Jacques Daniel-Norman Jacques Daniel-Norman (real name Joseph Jacques CompèreRellys,

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and

Lysiane Rey Lysiane Rey (Jacqueline, Andrée, Albertine, Louise Leharanger) (13 November 1922 in Amiens – 1 October 1975 in Maisons-Laffitte) was a French actress. With Albert Préjean she was the mother of actor Patrick Préjean, and the grandmother ...

.Rège p.281 The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

A penniless

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receives a large

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from his uncle in

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, on the condition that he marries one of his three

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Cast

* Rellys Césarin Malfait *

as Claude *

as Isabelle *

Marie Bizet Marie Bizet (1905–1998) was a French actress and singer.Paskins p.66 Selected filmography * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Sing Anyway'' (1940) * ''False Identity'' (1947) * '' The Three Cousins'' (1947) * ''I due derelitti ''I Due derelitt ...

as Sophie * Jacqueline Roman as Joséphine *

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as Monsieur de Sainte-Lucie *

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as Mme de Sainte-Lucie *

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as Le Noir *

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as La princesse *

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as Mitaine * Hennery as L'infirmier * Claude Rivory as Max *

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as Le notaire *

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as Le douanier * Maria Cordoba as Conchita * Pops as Un danseur acrobatique

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe . ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1947 films French comedy films 1947 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub