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Lovers' Net
Lovers' Net

Lovers' Net

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RomanceDrama

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Daniel Gelin plays a soldier who is acquitted after committing a crime of passion. Relocating to Lisbon, and still feeling remorse over his impulsive killing of his faithless wife, Gelin manages to find love in the form of gorgeous widow Francoise Arnoul. Alas, it turns out that Arnoul has a sordid past of her own, leaving our hero sadder but wiser.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

18 January 1955

Country

France

Cast

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Pierre Roubier

Françoise Arnoul

Françoise Arnoul

Kathleen Dinver

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Inspector Lewis

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Porfirio

Amália Rodrigues

Amália Rodrigues

Amália

Betty Stockfeld

Betty Stockfeld

Maisie

Jacques Moulières

Jacques Moulières

Manuel aka 'Moustique'

Georges Chamarat

Georges Chamarat

Lawyer

Ginette Leclerc

Ginette Leclerc

Maria

Jacques Moulières

Jacques Moulières

Manuel

Reggie Nalder

Reggie Nalder

Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)

Jean Ozenne

Jean Ozenne

Lord Dicson (uncredited)

Albert Préjean

Albert Préjean

(uncredited)

Huguette Montréal

Huguette Montréal

Françoise (uncredited)

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