Monsieur Ripois
1954 Comedy / Drama / Romance   
 
Credits
  • Director: René Clément
  • Script: René Clément, Hugh Mills, Raymond Queneau, based on a novel by Louis Hémon
  • Photo: Oswald Morris
  • Music: Roman Vlad
  • Cast: Gérard Philipe (Andre Ripois), Natasha Parry (Patricia), Valerie Hobson (Catherine Ripois), Joan Greenwood (Norah), Margaret Johnston (Anne), Germaine Montero (Marcelle), Percy Marmont (Catherine's Father), Diana Decker (Diana), Bill Shine (Pub Barman), Eric Pohlmann (Boarding House Proprietor), Mae Bacon (Mrs. Rose), Margo Field (Doris Braddock), Julie Anslow (Maisie Smith), Harry Towb (Stewart), Gerald Campion (Harry), Martin Benson (Art)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 100 min; B&W
  • Aka: Knave of Hearts; Lover Boy; Lovers, Happy Lovers!; Monsieur Ripois et son némésis
 
 
 
Summary
Catherine Ripois decides to divorce her husband, André, a serial philanderer, when he starts making overtures to her best friend, Patricia.  André is convinced that Patricia is the woman he has been searching for all his life and opens his heart to her, telling her all about his previous amorous adventures.  His story begins in London when, living in impoverished circumstances, he uses his seductive charms to advance his standing in society...

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