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The Call of Destiny (1953 film)

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The Call of Destiny
Directed byGeorges Lacombe
Written byJacques Viot
Produced byMichel Lesay
Léonce Relu
StarringJean Marais
Jacqueline Porel
Édouard Delmont
CinematographyRobert Lefebvre
Edited byHenri Taverna
Jacqueline Thiédot
Music byLouis Beydts
Production
company
Miramar Productions
Distributed byCiné Sélections
Release date
  • 15 February 1953 (1953-02-15)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office1,832,739 admissions (France)[1]

The Call of Destiny (French: L'Appel du destin) is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Marais, Jacqueline Porel and Édouard Delmont.[2]

Plot

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While on tour, a conducting prodigy encounters his father for the first time. A formerly brilliant pianist he has declined into alcoholism and abandoned the family.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
  2. ^ L'Appel du destin (1953) Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today at the Films de France

Bibliography

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  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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