The Grand Manoeuvre
1955 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 6.1
Les Grandes Manoeuvres is a wonderfully autumnal work from Rene Clair -- it was also his first film in color, and he uses the production design and the story, coupled with the range of available hues to impart a dreamlike quality to plot, a romantic escapade by a vain military officer on the eve of World War I. Michele Morgan (Passage To Marseilles, The Chase) is the object of Gerard Phillipe's affections in this wistful tale of a world and an era gone by.
Also known as The Grand Maneuver · Summer Manoeuvres
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Details
- Original title
- Les Grandes Manœuvres
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-10-26
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (40 votes)
Awards & recognition
- Louis Delluc Prize · 1955
Cast & crew
Gérard Philipe
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
Michèle Morgan
as Marie-Louise Rivière
Jean Desailly
as Victor Duverger
Yves Robert
as Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
Brigitte Bardot
as Lucie
Pierre Dux
as Colonel
Jacques François
as Rodolphe Chartier
Jacques Fabbri
as Armand's orderly
Claude Rich
as Claude, Alice's fiancé
Lise Delamare
as Juliette Duverger
Directed by René Clair