Summary
Antoine Fournier is a teacher in a college, a kind man who spends his
free timing raising funds for a good cause. One day, Rémy
Bellanger, one of his students, is caught by Fournier whilst stealing
money in his office. Fournier doesn’t want a scandal and is ready
to forget all about it. But Rémy has a vicious mind and
wants to take revenge on Fournier. To that end, he asks his
girlfriend, Gisèle Delmar, to state that he tried to rape
her. To save the college’s reputation, Fournier has no choice but
to resign. Some years later, Fournier is "the man with the golden
keys" at the reception desk of an upmarket hotel. He is
surprised when Rémy and Gisèle check into the
hotel. Both are wealthy and married – he to a woman who keeps a
close eye on her money, she to an older man. One thing hasn’t
changed, however – they are still lovers...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Léo Joannon
- Script: Léo Joannon, Roland Laudenbach
- Photo: André Bac
- Music: Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
- Cast: Pierre Fresnay (Antoine Fournier), Annie Girardot (Gisèle Delmar), Gil Vidal (Rémy Bellanger), Jean Rigaux (Joseph Ansaldi), Robert Lombard (Charles Lewarden), Françoise Soulié (Odette Bellanger), Jean-Pierre Jaubert (Lucien Jordan), Jacqueline Marbaux (Mme Delmar), Marcel André (M. Bardot), Marcel Journet (M. Delmar), Henri Morvan (Paul), Georges Géret (L’avocat de la défense), Georgette Anys (Mme Irma), Grégoire Aslan (Bodoni), Lucien Callamand (Un employé du Casino), Jean-Henri Chambois (Le père de Gisèle), Léo Joannon (Me Ballanger)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 92 min; B&W
- Aka: The Man with the Golden Keys
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