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Forbidden Fruit is a 1952 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Françoise Arnoul and Claude Nollier. Drawn from the novel Act of Passion by Georges Simenon, it omits the book's grim resolution and instead invents a happy ending. The story it tells is of a doctor in a provincial city with a devoted wife and children who falls for a sexy but transient young woman and then loses her before his domestic and professional life are both ruined.
Original Release
09/24/1952
US Release
02/21/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fernandel | Le docteur Charles Pellegrin / Dr. Charles Pellegrin |
| Françoise Arnoul | Martine Englebert |
| Jacques Castelot | Boquet - le propriétaire du 'Poker bar' / Boquet, le propriétaire du 'Poker bar' |
| René Génin | Le docteur Marchandeau |
| Fernand Sardou | Fontvielle |
| Pierrette Bruno | Toinette - la garde-barrière / Toinette, la garde-barrière |
| Manuel Gary | Jacky |
| Max Dalcourt | |
| Odette Roger | (as Odette Charblay) |
| Mireille Ponsard |
Directors
Writers
Henri Verneuil, Georges Simenon, Jacques Companéez, Jean Manse
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fernandel | Le docteur Charles Pellegrin / Dr. Charles Pellegrin |
| Françoise Arnoul | Martine Englebert |
| Jacques Castelot | Boquet - le propriétaire du 'Poker bar' / Boquet, le propriétaire du 'Poker bar' |
| René Génin | Le docteur Marchandeau |
| Fernand Sardou | Fontvielle |
| Pierrette Bruno | Toinette - la garde-barrière / Toinette, la garde-barrière |
| Manuel Gary | Jacky |
| Max Dalcourt | |
| Odette Roger | (as Odette Charblay) |
| Mireille Ponsard | |
| Micheline Gary | Léa |
| Hélène Tossy | Madame Rochemaure |
| Jacques Gencel | Justin |
| Yannick Malloire | Une fillette du docteur / Pellegrin's daughter |
| Marie Martine | Une fillette du docteur |
| Raymond Pellegrin | Octave |
| Sylvie | Madame Pellegrin mère |
| Claude Nollier | Armande Pellegrin |
| Nicolas Amato | Le patron du restaurant |
| Serge Lecointe | Le garçon radiographié |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ayres d'Aguiar | Producer |
