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Life Together is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Clément Duhour. It features an ensemble star cast including Fernandel, Pierre Brasseur Lilli Palmer, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Edwige Feuillère, Gérard Philipe and Sophie Desmarets. The screenplay was written by Sacha Guitry, his final work before his death the same year.
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- ↑ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
- ↑ Chaque jour a son secret (1958) at the Films de France
