The Tender Enemy

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The Tender Enemy
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Directed by Max Ophüls
Written by André-Paul Antoine (novel)
Curt Alexander
Max Ophüls
Produced byMax Ophüls
Starring Simone Berriau
Catherine Fonteney
Laure Diana
Cinematography Eugen Schüfftan
Edited by Pierre de Hérain
Music by Albert Wolff
Production
company
Eden Productions
Distributed by Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 24 October 1936 (1936-10-24)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

The Tender Enemy (French: La Tendre Ennemie) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Simone Berriau, Catherine Fonteney and Laure Diana. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Gotko.

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References

  1. "Max Ophüls's Unheralded Masterwork "The Tender Enemy"". The New Yorker . 29 July 2016.

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