White Wings (French: Les ailes blanches) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Marcelle Géniat.[1][2] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios at Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Jaquelux and Lucien Aguettand.
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| Directed by | Robert Péguy |
| Written by | Paul Achard Robert Péguy |
| Produced by | Jacques Séverac |
| Starring | Gaby Morlay Jacques Dumesnil Marcelle Géniat |
| Cinematography | Philippe Agostini |
| Edited by | Émilienne Bigand |
| Music by | Tony Aubin |
Production company | Union Française de Production Cinématographique |
| Distributed by | Union Française de Production Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editSister Claire, a nun is dedicated to saving girls who have fallen on hard times, due to her own experience many years before. She encounters a composer who comes to tune the convent's harmonium, a widower with three daughters. He is particularly concerned about the eldest girl Lucette, who has fallen into bad company and has become pregnant.
Cast
edit- Gaby Morlay as Claire Neubourg devenue Soeur Claire
- Jacques Dumesnil as Gérard Clairval
- Marcelle Géniat as Soeur Louise - la tante de Claire
- Jacques Baumer as Henri Lebourg
- Irène Corday as Lucette
- Pierre Magnier as Dupuis-Villeuse
- Lysiane Rey as Nadine
- Georges Vitray as Maître Verdier - le notaire
- René Dupuy as Albert
- André Nicolle as Le directeur des Folies-Bastille
- Jean Sinoël as Hyacinthe
- Charles Lemontier as Belin
- Jacqueline Pagnol as Cricri
- Saturnin Fabre as Siméon
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
edit- White Wings at IMDb
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