Women Are Like That (1960 film)

{{short description|1960 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Women Are Like That

| image = Women Are Like That (1960 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Bernard Borderie

| producer = Charles Borderie
Raymond Borderie

| writer = Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Bernard Borderie

| based_on = I'll Say She Does by Peter Cheyney

| narrator = René Moulaert

| starring = Eddie Constantine
Françoise Brion
Alfred Adam

| music = Paul Misraki

| cinematography = Robert Juillard

| editing = Christian Gaudin

| studio = Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

| distributor = S.N. Prodis
Constantin Film (W. Germany)

| released = {{Film date|1960|09|21|df=yes}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

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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. 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 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

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.