Whirlwind of Paris

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Whirlwind of Paris
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Directed by Henri Diamant-Berger
Written by André Hornez
Jean Nohain
Produced byRay Ventura
Starring Ray Ventura
Mona Goya
Grégoire Aslan
Cinematography Fred Langenfeld
Edited by Christian Gaudin
Charlotte Guilbert
Music by Paul Misraki
Production
company
Les Films Albert Lauzin
Distributed byMercury Films
Release date
13 December 1939
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

Whirlwind of Paris (French: Tourbillon de Paris) is a 1939 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Ray Ventura, Mona Goya and Grégoire Aslan. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys.

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Synopsis

A group of students from Grenoble University form an orchestra and try to gain work in Paris.

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | Le TOURBILLON DE PARIS (1939)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. Powrie & Cadalanu p.259

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