The Strange Madame X

Last updated
The Strange Madame X
L Etrange Madame X poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Jean Grémillon
Written byMarcelle Maurette
Pierre Laroche (dialogue)
Albert Valentin (adaptation)
Produced by Claude Dolbert
André Collignon
(co-producer)
Starring Michèle Morgan
Henri Vidal
Cinematography Louis Page
Edited by Louisette Hautecoeur
Music by Vincent Scotto
Production
companies
Codo Cinéma
S. G. G. C.
Release date
  • 22 June 1951 (1951-06-22)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Strange Madame X (French : L'Étrange Madame X) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Marcelle Maurette, Pierre Laroche (dialogue) and Albert Valentin (adaptation). It stars Michèle Morgan and Henri Vidal. It tells the story of a housemaid who marries an aristocrat, then falls in love with a low-born laborer and becomes pregnant by him.

Cast


Related Research Articles

<i>Landru</i> (film) 1963 film

Landru is a 1963 French motion picture drama directed by Claude Chabrol. The screenplay was written by Françoise Sagan. The film stars Charles Denner, Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux and Hildegard Knef.

Michèle Morgan French actress

Michèle Morgan was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the great French actresses of the 20th century. Morgan was the inaugural winner of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1992, she was given an honorary César Award for her contributions to French cinema.

Jean Grémillon French film director

Jean Grémillon was a French film director.

<i>Napoléon</i> (1955 film) 1955 Italian film

Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon.

Maurice Audin French mathematician and political activist

Maurice Audin was a French mathematics assistant at the University of Algiers, a member of the Algerian Communist Party and an activist in the anticolonialist cause, who died under torture by the French state during the Battle of Algiers.

<i>Dis-moi qui tuer</i> 1965 French film

Dis-moi qui tuer is a 1965 French drama film directed by Étienne Périer. The screenplay was written by Maurice Fabre and Didier Goulard, based on a novel by Henri Lapierre. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Paul Hubschmid.

<i>Here Is the Beauty</i> 1950 French film

La Belle que voilà is a 1950 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois who co-wrote screenplay with Françoise Giroud, based on the novel Die Karriere der Doris Hart by Vicki Baum. The film stars by Michèle Morgan and Henri Vidal.

<i>The Moment of Truth</i> (1952 film) 1952 film

La Minute de vérité is a 1952 French language motion picture drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Henri Jeanson, Roland Laudenbach and Robert Thoeren. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Jean Gabin.

<i>Too Late to Love</i> 1959 French film

Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? is a 1959 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin who co-wrote screenplay with Pierre Roustang, Albert Valentin and Michel Audiard (dialogue). The films stars Michèle Morgan and Henri Vidal.

Henri Vidal French actor

Henri Vidal was a French film actor.

<i>The Seven Deadly Sins</i> (1952 film) 1952 film

The Seven Deadly Sins is a 1952 French/Italian co-production motion picture drama. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Françoise Rosay, Viviane Romance, Maurice Ronet, Louis de Funès, Isa Miranda, Henri Vidal and Gérard Philipe. It has seven separate sections: with five episodes from France, and two episodes from Italy.

Géza von Radványi

Géza von Radványi was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, producer and writer.

Maurice Escande was a French stage and film actor. In 1948 he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry.

L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard, is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Géza von Radványi, written by Géza von Radványi, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès.

5th Magritte Awards

The 5th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2014 in Belgium and took place on 7 February 2015 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels beginning at 7:50 p.m. CET. During the ceremony, the Académie André Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 21 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by BeTV. Actor François Damiens presided the ceremony, while Charlie Dupont hosted the show for the first time.

<i>Strange Fate</i> 1946 French film

Strange Fate is a 1946 French drama film directed by Louis Cuny and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Aimé Clariond and Henri Vidal.

<i>The Angel of the Night</i> 1944 French film

The Angel of the Night is a 1944 French drama film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean-Louis Barrault, Michèle Alfa and Henri Vidal.

<i>Charming Boys</i> 1957 film

Charming Boys is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Zizi Jeanmaire, Daniel Gélin and Henri Vidal. It was one of two Hollywood-style musicals made by Decoin around this time along with Folies-Bergère.

<i>Quay of Grenelle</i> 1950 film

Quay of Grenelle is a 1950 French crime drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Henri Vidal, Maria Mauban and Françoise Arnoul. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The film takes its title from a Paris street of the same name.