''Women Are Like That'' (French: ''Comment qu'elle est?'') is a 1960 French
spy thriller film directed by
Bernard Borderie and starring
Eddie Constantine,
Françoise Brion and
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 ...
. It is based on the 1945 novel ''
I'll Say She Does'' by the British writer
Peter Cheyney featuring
hardboiled FBI agent
Lemmy Caution.
[Goble p.82] It was part of a series of films featuring Constantine as Caution, inspired by the books by Cheyney who had a large French following.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
René Moulaert.
Synopsis
Federal agent Lemmy Caution arrives in France to hunt down a spy known as Varley, but finds himself in a rivalry with the French police who are also chasing the same lead.
Cast
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Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution
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Françoise Brion as Martine
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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 Pascal Girotti
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Renaud Mary as Demur
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Robert Berri
Robert Berri (16 December 1912 – 22 November 1989) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1979.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1912 births
1989 deaths
French male film actors
Male ...
as Dombie
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Nicolas Vogel as Mayne
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Françoise Prévost
Françoise Prévost (c. 1680 in Paris – 1741 in Paris) was a French ballerina who helped establish dramatic dance in the early world of classical ballet. She was expressive, light and dramatic in style.
In 1699, Prevost debuted at the Acad ...
as Isabelle
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André Luguet
Andr̩ Luguet (15 May 1892 Р24 May 1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and died in Cannes, France. His daughter Rosine Luguet became ...
as Le général Rupert
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Fabienne Dali as Danielle
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Jacques Seiler
Jacques Seiler (1928–2004) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* ''On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels'' (1957) - Le garçon sortant du 'Bean's' (uncredited)
* ''Ces dames préfèrent le mambo'' (1957) - Henri Bates - le steward
* ''Le septi ...
as Le commissaire
*
Henri Cogan Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman.
Biography
Before Henri Cogan became a fight choreographer for European action films he proved his expertise in hand-to-hand comb ...
as Zucco
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Billy Kearns as Charlie Ribban
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Darling Légitimus
Mathilda Marie Berthilde Paruta (21 November 1907 – 7 December 1999), better known as Darling Légitimus, was a French actress. In 1983, she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the film '' Sugar Cane Alley''.
Biogr ...
as Palmyre
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Colin Drake as Général Flash
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Jean Landier
Jean may refer to:
People
* Jean (female given name)
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* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* Jean ...
as Le barman Vaudois
*
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 brigadier au cabaret
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Georges Demas as Le barman 'Pomme d'amour'
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Marcel Pérès as Le premier agent cycliste
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Émile Genevois
Émile Genevois (1 January 1918 – 19 September 1962) was a French film actor.Cardullo p.106 Genevois appeared in over ninety films and television programmes, generally in character roles.
Selected filmography
References
Bibliography
* Ca ...
as Le second agent cycliste
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Henri Lambert as Le portier 'Chat botté'
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Nicole Dore
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* Nicole (name)
* Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor''
* Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977)
* Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Eurovi ...
as La streap-teaseuse
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Charles Marosi
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as L'expert-comptable
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1960 films
1960s spy thriller films
French spy thriller films
1960s French-language films
Films directed by Bernard Borderie
Films based on British novels
Films set in France
1960s French films
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