''Under the Sign of the Bull'' (French: ''Sous le signe du taureau'') is a 1969 French
drama film
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directed by
Gilles Grangier and starring
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), ''La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ( ...
,
Suzanne Flon
Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film ''Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also received two César Awards and two M ...
and
Colette Deréal
Colette Deréal (; born Colette Denise de Glarélial; 22 September 1927 – 12 April 1988) was a French actress and singer.
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Deréal was born in Saint-Cyr-l'École, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), France. In 1961, D ...
.
[Harriss p.197]
It was shot at the
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in
Paris
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Robert Clavel
Robert Clavel (1912–1991) was a French art director.Hayward p.245
Selected filmography
* '' All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949)
* '' Tuesday's Guest'' (1950)
* ''Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' (1950)
* '' The Paris Waltz'' (1950)
* '' Passion'' (1951)
* ...
.
Cast
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Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), ''La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ( ...
as Albert Raynal - un constructeur de fusées
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Suzanne Flon
Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film ''Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also received two César Awards and two M ...
as Christine Raynal - sa femme
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Colette Deréal
Colette Deréal (; born Colette Denise de Glarélial; 22 September 1927 – 12 April 1988) was a French actress and singer.
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Deréal was born in Saint-Cyr-l'École, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), France. In 1961, D ...
as Rolande - une restauratrice
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Raymond Gérôme
Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor.
Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of '' Jeann ...
as Jérôme Laprade - le beau-frère d'Albert
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Fernand Ledoux
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as Le juge
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Jacques Monod
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as L'industriel Marchal
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Alfred Adam
Alfred Roger Adam (4 April 1908 – 7 May 1982) was a French stage and film character actor, who usually played weak or villainous roles.
Selected filmography
*''Speedway'' (1929) - Doctor (uncredited)
*'' La Kermesse Héroïque'' (1935) - Jose ...
as Vacher - le ferrailleur
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Michel Auclair
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as Le banquier Magnin
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Marthe Alycia Marthe may refer to:
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* ''Marthe'' (novel), an 1876 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans
*''Marthe'', an 1877 play by Georges Ohnet
* ''Marthe'' (film), a 1997 film by Gérard Jugnot
People with the surname
*Willi ...
as Mme Laprade Mère
*
Louis Arbessier
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Arbessier was married and di ...
as Aupagneur
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Etienne Bierry as Lambert - un technicien
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Jean-Paul Moulinot
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Elisabeth (Yvette) Hardy (1917-2000), a comedian at the TNP, was his wife. Close to Jean Vilar, he took part to the first Festiva ...
as Pierre - le valet d'Augagneur
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Max Amyl
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as Le commissaire de Rouen
*
Yves Arcanel
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* Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France
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* ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fren ...
as Le chef-mécanicien de Raynal
*
André Badin
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as Un cuisinier
*
René Bouloc
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René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminin ...
as Jean-Pierre Raynal
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Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban (born Gaston Barré; 19 July 1903, in Celles-sur-Belle, Deux-Sèvres – 3 April 1987, in Paris) was a French actor. His work included stage acting, roles in TV shows and dubbing American stars. Moreover, he was a fixture in Frenc ...
as Le cafetier
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Jean-Pierre Hercé as Le cadet de Raynal
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Sophie Leclair
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People with the name Born in the Middle Ages
* Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson
* Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess o ...
as La dactylo
*
Armand Meffre as Un ingénieur chez Raynal
*
Albert Michel
Albert Michel (1909–1981) was a French stage, film and television actor.Paietta p.40
Selected filmography
* ''Je chante'' (1938) - Un laitier (uncredited)
* ''Ne bougez plus'' (1941) - Clanpinet
* ''Chèque au porteur'' (1941)
* ''Fièvres'' ( ...
as Le bistrot des ferrailleurs
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Jean-Simon Prévost as Le financier
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Jean Thielment
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* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
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* Jea ...
as Maître d'hôtel
*
France Valéry as Gilberte Magnin - la femme d'un banquier
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Philippe Vallauris as Le secrétaire de Marchall
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Jean Valmence as Helmann - un commanditaire de Raynal
*
Dominique Viriot
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as L'autostoppeur anglais
References
Bibliography
* Harriss, Joseph. ''Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France''. McFarland, 2018.
External links
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1969 films
1969 drama films
French drama films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by Gilles Grangier
Films shot at Saint-Maurice Studios
Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard
Gaumont Film Company films
1960s French films
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