Par-dessus le mur (1961)
Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Drama

Film Synopsis

A young couple, Simone and Jean, move into a house in the suburbs.  As they await the birth of their first child, they make a habit of spying on their neighbours by looking over their garden wall.  The encounters they make will prove to be valuable when their child is finally born...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
  • Script: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
  • Cinematographer: Marc Fossard
  • Music: Georges Delerue
  • Cast: Silvia Monfort (Simone), François Guérin (Jean), Pierre Larquey (Le trimardeur), Christian Fourcade (Jacques), Alain Cuniot (L'instituteur), Michel Gudin (Le médecin), Aline Bertrand (La belle-mère), Georges Lannes (Le beau-père), Françoise Bertin (Mme Bellonger), Henri Coutet (Un voisin), Dominique Davray (Une mère), Germaine de France (La bonne fée), Hubert de Lapparent (Un vosin), Max Doria (Un voisin), Marc Eyraud (Un père), Juliette Faber (Mme Petitot), Huguette Faget (Une voisine), Paul Faivre (Un voisin), Paulette Frantz (Une voisine), Michel Giannou (Roger)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 101 min

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