Les grandes manoeuvres (The Grand Maneuver) (1955)
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Rene Clair's Grand Maneuver was originally titled Les Grandes Manoeuvres, which should surprise no one. Gerard Phillipe plays a dashing dragoons officer, vintage 1913, who wagers his friends that he can make the next woman who enters the room fall in love with him. In strides drop-dead gorgeous… More Rene Clair's Grand Maneuver was originally titled Les Grandes Manoeuvres, which should surprise no one. Gerard Phillipe plays a dashing dragoons officer, vintage 1913, who wagers his friends that he can make the next woman who enters the room fall in love with him. In strides drop-dead gorgeous Michele Morgan, and the rest writes itself. Phillipe plans a slow seduction and a quick goodbye; Morgan, need we say, is no "goodbye girl." For all its lavish sets and meticulously detailed period costumers, Grand Maneuver is at base the old American farce Sailor Beware with a French accent. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.
- Directed By
- René Clair
- Written By
- René Clair, Jerome Geronimi
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1955 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 12, 1998
- Studio
- United Motion Pictures Organization
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Cast
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Michèle Morganas Marie Louise Riviera -
Gérard Philipeas Lt. Armand de la Verne -
Jean Desaillyas Victor Duverger
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Yves Robertas Felix Leroy -
Brigitte Bardotas Lucie -
Simone Valèreas Gisele
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