Le_Tonnerre_de_Dieu
God's Thunder
1965 film by Denys de La Patellière
God's Thunder or Le Tonnerre de Dieu is a 1965 French-Italian-West German comedy-drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Mercier.
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Directed by | Denys de La Patellière (as Denys de La Patelliere) |
Written by | Denys de La Patetllère (as Denys de La Patelliere) (adaptation) Pascal Jardin (adaptation) Pascal Jardin (dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Denys de La Patellère (as Denys de La Patelliere) Pascal Jardin |
Based on | Bernard Clavel (novel) |
Produced by | Maurice Jacquin |
Starring | Jean Gabin Michèle Mercier |
Cinematography | Walter Wottitz |
Edited by | Claude Durand |
Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
Color process | Black and white |
Production companies | Les Films Copernic Gloria-Film GmbH Fida Cinematografica |
Distributed by | Comacico |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Countries | France Italy West Germany |
Language | French |
Box office | 3,593,724 admissions (France) |
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Upset by his wife's inability to bear him a child, Brassac picks up a prostitute, Simone, in Nantes, the local town, and takes her back home. Although disgusted with Brassac's behaviour, Simone enjoys life on his farm and contrives to heal the rift between Brassac and his wife.
- Jean Gabin as Léandre Brassac
- Michèle Mercier as Simone Leboucher
- Robert Hossein as Marcel
- Georges Géret as Roger (as Georges Geret)
- Emma Danieli as La dame au teckel (as Emma Danielli)
- Ellen Schwiers as Françoise
- Nino Vingelli as Le patron du café
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Le prêtre
- Louis Arbessier as Bricard, le ministre
- Léa Gray as La taulière
- Danielle Durou as Une fille
- Lydie Balmer as Une fille
- Nicole Beurggrave as Une fille
- Mireille Galot as Une fille
- Paul Pavel as L'ami de Marcel
- Hélène Tossy as La patronne du bistrot
- Lili Palmer as Marie Brassac
It was the seventh most popular film of 1965 in France, after The Sucker, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Gendarme in New York, Mary Poppins and Fantomas Unleashed. [1]
- "1965 Box Office". Box Office Story.