Trois marins en bordée (1957)
Directed by Émile Couzinet

Drama

Film Synopsis

Jean, a young sailor, has been corresponding with the Marquise de Botarin for a long time, but has never yet met her.  One day, he asks her for a photograph, and she sends him one of his niece.  Enchanted by the portrait of the attractive young woman, Jean decides to meet her.  Inevitably, a tangle of misunderstandings ensue, but it all turns out well in the end.  Jean gets to marry the young woman he has lost his heart to, and the Marquise ties the knot with a military man who has long been in love with her.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Émile Couzinet
  • Script: Émile Couzinet
  • Cinematographer: Enzo Riccioni
  • Music: Paulette Zévaco
  • Cast: Alain Baugé (Jean), Pierre Brebans (Un copain marin), André Gabriello (Le brigadier de gendarmerie Bonardan), Mag-Avril (Marquise de Botarin), Tania Miller (Jacqueline), Patrick Novel (Un copain marin), Gaston Orbal (Justin), Pierre Stéphen (Marquis de Botarin), Alice Tissot (La directrice du pensionnat), Janie Carnac, Gabrielle Doulcet, Perchik
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 88 min

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