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Orage (film)

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Orage
Directed byMarc Allégret
Written by
Produced byAndré Daven
Starring
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Edited byYvonne Martin
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
company
L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE)
Distributed byL'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE)
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Orage is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret. The screenplay was written by Marcel Achard and Jan Lustig [de], based on the play Le Venin by Henri Bernstein.[1] The film stars Charles Boyer and Michèle Morgan in one of her first roles.[2][3]

Robert Manuel attributes the film's success to its ensemble cast.[4]

It tells the story of the mistress of an engineer who has a pregnant wife.

Cast

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Production

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Boyer, an immense star at the time, was reportedly extremely cold toward Morgan as he was displeased to share the lead roles with a debutante.[5] " With a better actress than Michèle Morgan, Boyer believed it could be a powerful drama.", according to John Baxter's biography of the actor.[6]

Reception

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The film was described as a "popular melodrama".[7]

References

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  1. ^ Gruber, Georges Bernstein; Maurin, Gilbert (1988-01-01). Bernstein le magnifique: Cinquante ans de théâtre, de passions et de vie parisienne (in French). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-8649-0.
  2. ^ "Les cinq plus beaux rôles de Michèle Morgan". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  3. ^ Houssiau, Bernard J. (1994). Marc Allégret: découvreur de stars : sous les yeux d'André Gide (in French). Cabédita. ISBN 978-2-88295-129-8.
  4. ^ Manuel, Robert (1975-01-01). Qu'allais-je faire dans cette galère ? (in French). FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-307-65211-3.
  5. ^ Horstig-Primuz, Olga; Billard, Ginette (1990-01-01). Moi, j'aime les acteurs (in French). (JC Lattès) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-7015-4.
  6. ^ Baxter, John (2021-11-23). Charles Boyer: The French Lover. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-5555-5.
  7. ^ Gilles, Christian (2002). Vers le Front populaire, 1933-1936 (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7475-2600-5.
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