| Operation Gold Ingot | |
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| Directed by | Georges Lautner |
| Written by | Pierre Laroche Georges Lautner |
| Produced by | Maurice Juven |
| Starring | Martine Carol |
| Cinematography | Maurice Fellous |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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| Language | French |
Operation Gold Ingot (French : En plein cirage, Italian : Operazione: Gold Ingot) is a 1962 French-Italian heist film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Martine Carol. It is based on a novel by M.G. Braun. [1] [2]
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Martine Carol was a French film actress. She frequently was cast as an elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was the leading sex symbol and a top box-office draw of French cinema, and she was considered a French version of America's Marilyn Monroe. One of her more famous roles was as the title character in Lola Montès (1955), directed by Max Ophüls, in a role that required dark hair. However, by the late 1950s, roles for Carol had become fewer, partly because of the introduction of Brigitte Bardot.
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Beauties of the Night is a 1952 French-Italian fantasy comedy film directed and written by René Clair who co-produced with Angelo Rizzoli. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Martine Carol, Gina Lollobrigida and Magali Vendeuil. It was nominated the Venice Film Festival for Golden Lion. It was shot at Boulogne Studios in Paris.
Adorable Creatures is a 1952 romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque. A French-Italian co-production, it stars Daniel Gélin, Antonella Lualdi, Danielle Darrieux and Martine Carol. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
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I Like Only You is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Pierre Montazel, and starring by Luis Mariano, Martine Carol and André Le Gall. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.
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Gaia Germani was an Italian film and television actress.
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Félix Marten (1919–1992) was a German-born French film actor. He was born in Remagen to a Finnish father, and his family fled Germany following the Nazi takeover. He is one of a number of actors to play Leslie Charteris's character Simon Templar in the 1960 film Le Saint mène la danse.
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