Mistral (film)

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Mistral
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Directed by Jacques Houssin
Written byJacques Carton
Jacques Houssin
Based onLe Mistral by Jacques Carton
Produced by Charles-Félix Tavano
Starring Roger Duchesne
Ginette Leclerc
Fernand Charpin
Cinematography Paul Cotteret
Edited by Jacques Grassi
Music by Vincent Scotto
Production
company
Société de Production et de Doublage de Films
Distributed by Éclair-Journal
Release date
  • 8 April 1943 (1943-04-08)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Mistral (French: Le mistral) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Jacques Houssin and starring Roger Duchesne, Ginette Leclerc, and Fernand Charpin. [1] [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. The film takes its title from the Mistral, a strong wind blowing on the Mediterranean coast of France.

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Synopsis

In a small port on the coast of Provence a number of the inhabitants go about their daily lives. A femme fatale sets out to ensnare a young man and draw him away from his girlfriend.

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References

  1. "Le Mistral de Jacques Houssin (1942) - Unifrance". www.unifrance.org. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  2. Siclier p.91
  3. Rège p.509

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