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Marie-Octobre
Sign in to saveMarie-Octobre is a 1959 French drama mystery film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier and Robert Dalban. It is based on the eponymous novel by Jacques Robert. The entire action takes place in real time over 99 minutes. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It is also known by the alternative title Secret Meeting The film was remade in 2008 by director Josée Dayan, starring Nathalie Baye.
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7.3A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin. The former members of the network have carried on with their lives after the war, but this evening they are going to have to live again a fateful night – the night their leader was killed. He had been betrayed, his name given to the Germans. The search for the traitor puts each personality in the spotlight – and also that of the killed leader, Castille.
Cast
- Danielle Darrieux as Marie-Hélène Dumoulin, aka 'Marie-Octobre'
- Paul Meurisse as François Renaud-Picart
- Bernard Blier as Julien Simoneau
- Noël Roquevert as Étienne Vandamme
- Lino Ventura as Carlo Bernardi
- Robert Dalban as Léon Blanchet
Themes
- suicide
- war veteran
- traitor
- betrayal
- french resistance
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Marie-Octobre
- Film.image
- Marie-Octobre poster.jpg
- Film.director
- Julien Duvivier
- Film.producer
- Lucien Viard
- Film.based_on
- Marie-Octobre by Jacques Robert
- Film.writer
- Julien Duvivier Jacques Robert Henri Jeanson
- Film.music
- Jean Yatove
- Film.cinematography
- Robert Lefebvre
- Film.editing
- Marthe Poncin
- Film.starring
- Danielle Darrieux Bernard Blier Robert Dalban
- Film.studio
- Abbey Films Orex Films
- Film.distributor
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma
- Film.runtime
- 99 minutes
- Film.country
- France
- Film.language
- French
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Julien Duvivier
- Screenwriter
- Henri Jeanson
- Cast member
- Robert Dalban
- Cinematographer
- Robert Lefebvre
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 922114
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- publication date
- 1959-04-24
- title
- Marie-Octobre
- color
- black-and-white
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Around the film
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Marie-Octobre is a 1959 French drama mystery film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier and Robert Dalban. It is based on the eponymous novel by Jacques Robert. The entire action takes place in real time over 99 minutes. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It is also known by the alternative title Secret Meeting The film was remade in 2008 by director Josée Dayan, starring Nathalie Baye.
==Plot== A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin (Danielle Darrieux). The former members of the network have carried on with their lives after the war, but this evening they are going to have to live again a fateful night – the night their leader was killed. He had been betrayed, his name given to the Germans. The search for the traitor puts each personality in the spotlight – and also that of the killed leader, Castille.
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