Nine Bachelors

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Nine Bachelors
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Directed by Sacha Guitry
Written bySacha Guitry
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Victor Arménise
Edited by Maurice Serein
Music by Adolphe Borchard
Production
company
Société des Films Gibé
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date
  • 27 October 1939 (1939-10-27)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

Nine Bachelors (French: Ils étaient neuf célibataires) is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Max Dearly and Elvire Popesco. [1]

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It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

An opportunist dreams up a new scheme to make money when the French government passes a law forbidding foreigners from living in France.

Partial cast

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References

  1. BFI.org