The Crab Basket (1960)

9.0/10 86 min Drama Romance

Overview

Charles is a student in Strasbourg. Abandoned by Liliane, his fiancée, who has inexplicably given up on marriage, he moves to Paris, where he decides to pursue a career in cinema. He founded a film club and became a journalist, then assistant to a famous director. Little by little, he came face to face with the various compromises inherent in this professional milieu. After writing a screenplay about his experiences, he enlists the help of Chantal, a young actress, to bring his film project to fruition.

Cast

Anne Doat

Chantal

Anne Tonietti

Chantal

Michel Bardinet

Jacques

Paul Frankeur

Clavier

Henri Vilbert

Dorel

Louis Seigner

Jordan

Louis Arbessier

The professor

Jacques Morel

The producer

Denise Grey

The impresario

Jean Parédès

Maurice Sarfati

Henri

René Havard

The first assistant

André Chanu

The animator

Michel Etcheverry

Bertrand

Jean-Pierre Zola

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