The Lions Are Loose

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Les Lions sont lâchés
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Directed by Henri Verneuil
Written by France Roche
Michel Audiard
Starring Jean-Claude Brialy
Claudia Cardinale
Danielle Darrieux
Michèle Morgan
Cinematography Christian Matras
Edited by Borys Lewin
Music by Georges Garvarentz
Production
companies
Franco London Films
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Vides Cinematografica
Distributed bySociété des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Release date
  • 20 September 1961 (1961-09-20)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageFrench

Les Lions sont lâchés (US title: The Lions Are Loose) is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil, and written by France Roche and Michel Audiard (dialogue). The music score was by Georges Garvarentz and the cinematography by Christian Matras.

It tells the story of three women living in Paris.

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