Guinguette (1959)
Directed by Jean Delannoy
Comedy / Drama / Crime
Guinguette (1959)
Film Synopsis
One day, Renée, alias Guinguette, decides to give up her career as a prostitute and opens a riverside bar. She persuades her maid Julie to join her in her new business, not knowing the trouble the latter's teenage daughter will cause. Before long, Renée falls in love with an attractive man named Marco, who belongs to a band of car thieves led by The Viscount. Guinguette's bar turns out to be the ideal hide-out for the crooks...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Jean Delannoy
- Script: Dominique Daudré, Henri Jeanson
- Cinematographer: Pierre Montazel
- Music: Georges Van Parys
- Cast: Zizi Jeanmaire (Renée dit 'Guinguette'), Jean-Claude Pascal (Marco), Paul Meurisse (Le vicomte Edouard de Villancourt), Cristina Gaioni (Maryse), Raymond Bussières (Biscotte), Henri Vilbert (M. Jean), Marie Mergey (Julie), Georges Poujouly (François), Micheline Luccioni (Une amie de Guinguette), Odette Laure (Tartine), Paul Descombes (Le inspector principal), Annette Poivre (Marie-Maurviette), Amarande (Gélinotte), Louis Bugette (Le brigadier), Sophie Grimaldi (La méridionale), Jacques Hilling (Le docteur), Georges Lycan (Bascule), Jacques Marin (Albert), Dominique Davray, Guy Decomble
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 104 min
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