Treize à table (1956)
Directed by André Hunebelle

Comedy
aka: Thirteen at the Table

Film Synopsis

The Villardiers are to host a dinner party one Christmas Eve but it will not prove to be a straightforward affair.  Realising that there will be thirteen places around the table, the superstitious Madame Villardier does everything she can to reduce the number of guests, but in vain.  Her problems are compounded by the arrival of a South American adventuress, who intends taking revenge on her husband...
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Hunebelle
  • Script: Jean Halain, Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (play)
  • Cinematographer: Paul Cotteret
  • Music: Jean Marion
  • Cast: Micheline Presle (Madeleine Villardier), Fernand Gravey (Antoine Villardier), Mischa Auer (Badabof), Jean Brochard (Dr. Pelourzat), Germaine Montero (Consuelo Koukouwski), Max Révol (Frédéric), Annie Girardot (Véronique Chambon), Bernard La Jarrige (Raphaël), Jacqueline Huet (Priscilla Wood), Paul Faivre (Dupaillon), Christiane Minazzoli (Henriette), Raymond Carl (L'oncle), Jeanne Fusier-Gir (La tante), Jacques Sommet (Jean-Charles Chambon), Georgette Anys (Marie-Louise Taburot), Claude Nicot (Raymond Brelan), Paul Demange (Le pianiste), René Lefevre-Bel (Un invité), Tania Soucault, Jo Lecomte
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Aka: Thirteen at the Table

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