''L'Arbre de Noël'' (internationally released as ''The Christmas Tree'') is a 1969 French
drama film directed by
Terence Young. It was defined as "the most tearful film of sixties".
[Laura, Luisa and Morando Morandini. ''Il Morandini: dizionario dei film 2001''. Zanichelli, Bologna, 2000. p. 34. .] The film was co-produced by Italy where it was released as ''L'albero di Natale''.
Plot
The story follows a Frenchman named Laurent and his son Pascal, who live somewhere in France. Along the way, the widower Laurent meets and falls for the beautiful Catherine, but also learns that his son is dying after witnessing the explosion of a plane with a nuclear device inside. Finding this out, Laurent and Pascal have a string of adventures with Catherine along.
Cast
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William Holden as Laurent Ségur
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Virna Lisi as Catherine Graziani
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Bourvil as Verdun
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as Pascal Ségur
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Mario Feliciani as Paris doctor
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Madeleine Damien as Marinette
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Friedrich von Ledebur as Vernet
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Georges Douking as Pet owner
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Jean-Pierre Castaldi as The motorcycle policeman
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Yves Barsacq as Charlie Lebreto
See also
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List of Christmas films
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References
External links
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1969 films
1960s Christmas drama films
1960s Christmas films
English-language French films
English-language Italian films
Films shot in Corsica
Films set in Corsica
Films directed by Terence Young
Films scored by Georges Auric
Films produced by Robert Dorfmann
Films about death
Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Films set in France
French Christmas drama films
1960s French-language films
1960s French films
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