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L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard

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L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard
Directed byGéza von Radványi
Written byGéza von Radványi
René Barjavel
Produced byUnion générale cinématographique (France)
StarringMichel Simon
Louis de Funès
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Edited byRené Le Hénaff
Music byJean-Jacques Grunenwald
Distributed byA.G.D.C.
Release date
  • 4 January 1954 (1954-01-04) (France)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (English: The Strange Desire of Mr. Bard), is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Géza von Radványi, written by Géza von Radványi, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès.[1]

Plot

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Auguste Bard is a bus driver who lives alone because women don't find him attractive. He suffers with a heart condition and eventually he is told by his doctor that he has only a short time left to live. He decides to take an early retirement. Then he wins a huge amount of money at a casino and can afford to pay the professional dancer Donata to keep him company.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "L'Étrange désir de Monsieur Bard". cinematheque.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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