The Man Who Played with Fire

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The Man Who Played with Fire
The Man Who Played with Fire.jpg
Directed by Jean de Limur
Written by Pierre Bost
Pierre Guerlais
Produced by René Montis
Starring Ginette Leclerc
Jacqueline Laurent
Aimé Clariond
Cinematography Jean Isnard
Edited by Raymond Lamy
Music by Maurice Thiriet
Production
company
Industrie Cinématographique
Distributed byIndustrie Cinématographique
Release date
  • 5 August 1942 (1942-08-05)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Man Who Played with Fire (French: L'homme qui joue avec le feu) is a 1942 French romantic drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Ginette Leclerc, Jacqueline Laurent and Aimé Clariond. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

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Synopsis

A well-meaning wealthy man Monsieur Desert decides to try and cure men and woman of heartaches in love. He establishes a retreat for them in the grounds of a country estate and with the assistance of his grandson Bernard attempts to watch over them to cure them of love. However, things do not go according to plan.

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References

  1. https://www.unifrance.org/film/37919/l-homme-qui-joue-avec-le-feu
  2. Rège p.643

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