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The Grand Maneuver (French: Les Grandes Manœuvres) is a 1955 French drama film written and directed by René Clair, and starring Michèle Morgan and Gérard Philipe. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as Summer Manoeuvres, and in the United States under the title The Grand Maneuver. It is a romantic comedy-drama set in a French provincial town just before World War I, and it was René Clair's first film to be made in colour.
Original Release
10/26/1955
US Release
10/01/1956
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michèle Morgan | Marie-Louise Rivière |
| Gerard Philipe | Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne |
| Jean Desailly | Victor Duverger |
| Pierre Dux | Le colonel |
| Jacques Fabbri | L'ordonnance d'Armand |
| Jacques François | Rodolphe / Rodolphe Chartier |
| Yves Robert | Le lieutenant Félix Leroy / Félix Leroy, un lieutenant des Dragons |
| Brigitte Bardot | Lucie |
| Lise Delamare | Juliette Duverger |
| Jacqueline Maillan | Jeanne Duverger, une soeur de Victor |
Directors
Writers
René Clair, Jean Clouzot, Jean Marsan
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michèle Morgan | Marie-Louise Rivière |
| Gerard Philipe | Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne |
| Jean Desailly | Victor Duverger |
| Pierre Dux | Le colonel |
| Jacques Fabbri | L'ordonnance d'Armand |
| Jacques François | Rodolphe / Rodolphe Chartier |
| Yves Robert | Le lieutenant Félix Leroy / Félix Leroy, un lieutenant des Dragons |
| Brigitte Bardot | Lucie |
| Lise Delamare | Juliette Duverger |
| Jacqueline Maillan | Jeanne Duverger, une soeur de Victor |
| Magali Noël | Thérèse, la chanteuse |
| Simone Valère | Gisèle Monnet |
| Catherine Anouilh | Alice, la fille du préfet |
| Madeleine Barbulée | La dame au chapeau jaune |
| Dany Carrel | Rose-Mousse |
| Gabrielle Fontan | Mélanie, la bonne des Duverger |
| Viviane Gosset | La colonelle |
| Jorge Taglione | Emilienne |
| Arlette Thomas | Amélie, la bonne de Marie-Louise |
| Raymond Cordy | Le photographe |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| René Clair | Producer |
| André Daven | Producer |
