Last Chance Castle
{{short description|1947 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Last Chance Castle
| image = File:Last Chance Castle.jpg
| caption =
| director = Jean-Paul Paulin
| producer = Jean-Paul Paulin
| based_on =
| writer = Henri Troyat
Jean-Paul Paulin
| narrator =
| starring = Nathalie Nattier
Robert Dhéry
Julien Carette
| music = Georges Van Parys
| cinematography = Marcel Lucien
| editing = Renée Guérin
| studio = Francinalp
| distributor = Les Films Lutétia
| released = {{Film date|1947|07|16|df=yes}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
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Last Chance Castle (French: Le château de la dernière chance) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Nathalie Nattier, Robert Dhéry and Julien Carette.Rège p.799{{Cite web |title=Le Château de la dernière chance de Jean-Paul Paulin (1947) - Unifrance |url=https://www.unifrance.org/film/4939/le-chateau-de-la-derniere-chance |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.unifrance.org}}Djemaa p.41 Actress Corinne Calvet appeared in a supporting role, shorted before she found stardom in Hollywood. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet.
Synopsis
Albert, a despairing man, prepares to commit suicide, but is saved by Professor Patureau-Duparc. The Professor is in need of volunteers for experiments of the new medicine he has invented which can change personalities and give people a positive outlook on life. He is taken to the castle where he flourishes under the treatment, and meets the attractive Yolande.
Cast
- Nathalie Nattier as Yolande
- Robert Dhéry as Albert
- Julien Carette as Faustin
- Jean Marchat as Tritonel
- Corinne Calvet as Mme Tritonel
- Pierre Bertin as Le professeur Patureau-Duparc
- Marguerite Pierry as Mme Boze
- Odette Talazac as Une cliente
- Marfa d'Hervilly as Une cliente
- Maryse de Brandt asUne cliente
- Jacques Sommet as Un client
- Albert Michel as L'habilleur
- Luce Fabiole as Le sujet
- Danièle Franconville as Une cliente
- Louis de Funès as Bar Patrion
- Frédéric Mariotti as Un actionnaire
References
Bibliography
- Djemaa, Pascal. Louis de Funès: le sublime antihéros du cinéma. Autres temps, 2008.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0142182}}
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Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Jean-Paul Paulin
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films shot at Saint-Maurice Studios
Category:Films scored by Georges Van Parys
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