Synopsis
Jean Renneval is a seductive 50 year old actor who, whilst on a
theatrical tour in Monte Carlo, is attracted to the pretty wife of a
jeweller. Fortunately for Jean, he is able to see the woman again
between the second and third acts of his play because, at that moment,
her husband has to take a train to Paris. The husband is wary of
leaving his wife alone and so, before catching his train, he invites
Henriette, a friend of hers, to dinner. So far, the man has been
a victim of adultery twice. He forgave his first wife for
cheating on him because she fell for a Belgian man who looked exactly
like him. He then forgave his second wife when she was unfaithful
to him, because her illicit lover was sultan who, like him, was
enamoured of precious jewellery. This time, however, he is not in
a forgiving mood. Later that evening, when her husband and
Henriette are away, the jeweller’s wife leaves to meet Renneval at the
theatre, not realising that her husband has missed his train...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Sacha Guitry
- Script: Sacha Guitry
- Photo: Jean Bachelet
- Music: Louiguy
- Cast: Sacha Guitry (Jean Renneval), Bernard Blier (Henri Verdier), Lana Marconi (Thérèse Verdier), Simone Paris (Lucie Verdier), Solange Varennes (Juliette Verdier), Pauline Carton (Mme. Dutiquesnois), Raymond Lamy (Himself - an editor), Robert LeRoy (Himself - a producer), Jacques Anquetil (Le liftier), Henri Arius (Le docteur Marinier), Lucien Callamand (Un monsieur), Janine Camp (Une jeune fille), Jean Chevrier (Man in front of the hotel), Christine Darbel (L’actrice), Louis de Funès (L’interprète du sultan), Jacques Eyser (Le sultan Hammanlif), Meg Lemonnier (Henriette Le Havray), Sophie Mallet (Zoé, la bonne), Primerose Perret (Une jeune fille), Roger Poirier (The manager), Jacques-Henri Stil (Un monsieur), Ginette Taffin (Julie)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: I Did It Three Times
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