The Beautiful Adventure
La Belle Aventure
Synopsis
On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène has always loved her cousin André, to the great displeasure of her aunt who had combined the failed marriage. The two lovers take refuge in the Dordogne at the home of Hélène's grandmother who believes them to be really husband and wife. Valentin finds the young couple too late, he only has to console himself with a friend of Hélène's.
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Claude Dauphin
Valentin Le Barroyer
Micheline Presle
Françoise Pimbrache
Louis Jourdan
André d'Éguzon
Gisèle Pascal
Hélène de Trévillac
Suzanne Dehelly
Madame d'Éguzon
André Brunot
The Count of Éguzon
Berthe Bovy
Madame de Trévillac
Jean Aquistapace
The uncle
Pauline Carton
Jeantine
Géo Dorlis
Fouque
Danièle Delorme
Monique
Lucien Brûlé
The priest
Charlotte Clasis
The aunt
Allain Dhurtal
Doctor Pimbrache
Charles Lavialle
The mayor
Max Révol
Didier
Eliane Saint-Jean
Robert Sidonac
The postal worker
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Marc Allégret
- Original Title
- La Belle Aventure
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
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Marc Allégret
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Marc Allégret
Director
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What is The Beautiful Adventure about?
On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène has always loved her cousin André, to the great displeasure of her aunt who had combined the failed marriage. The two lovers take refuge in the Dordogne at the home of Hélène's grandmother who believes them to be really husband and wife. Valentin finds the young couple too late, he only has to console himself with a friend of Hélène's.
Who directed The Beautiful Adventure?
The Beautiful Adventure was directed by Marc Allégret.
Who stars in The Beautiful Adventure?
The principal cast of The Beautiful Adventure includes Claude Dauphin, Micheline Presle, Louis Jourdan, Gisèle Pascal, Suzanne Dehelly.
When was The Beautiful Adventure released and how long is it?
The Beautiful Adventure was released in 1942 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.