My Wife Is Formidable
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| My Wife Is Formidable | |
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| Directed by | André Hunebelle |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | André Hunebelle |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Paul Cotteret |
| Edited by | Jean Feyte |
| Music by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | C. F. R. |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
My Wife Is Formidable (French: Ma femme est formidable) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Simone Valère.[1][2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It was followed by a loose sequel My Husband Is Marvelous in 1952.
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]Celebrated sculptor Raymond Corbier loves his wife Sylvia and trusts her implicitly. For the first time in their marriage she has to mislead him while fending off the advances of an admirer who threatens suicide. This small lie endangers their loving relationship.
Main cast
[edit | edit source]- Fernand Gravey as Raymond Corbier (Sylvia's husband)
- Sophie Desmarets as Sylvia Corbier (Raymond's wife)
- Simone Valère as Marguerite Rival (Gaston's wife)
- Alfred Adam as Dr Gaston (Daisy's husband)
- Suzanne Dehelly as Sylvia's mother
- Jacques Dynam as Francis Germain (the trumpet player)
- Pauline Carton as the concierge
- Alan Adairas Mr Hartley (the Englishman)
- Louis de Funès as the skier in search of a hotel room
- Pierre Destailles as the hotel porter
- Noël Roquevert as the hotel director
- Max Dalban as a furniture remover
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ My Wife Is Formidable at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ^ Rège p.43
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
[edit | edit source]- My Wife Is Formidable at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ma femme est formidable (1951) at the Films de France
