Summary
Four widows live a sad but ordered life in the Château de
Bussanges. Their monotonous routine is about to be shattered by
the arrival of two strange men...
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Credits
- Director: René Gaveau
- Script: Jacques Chabannes, Claude Dolbert
- Photo: Pierre Dolley
- Music: Marcel Landowski
- Cast: Jacques Berthier (Gilbert Depreux), Pauline Carton (Hortense), Claudy Chapeland, Jany Holt (Sylvie), Elisa Lamotte (Elisabeth), Lucienne Le Marchand (La Marquise de Bussange), Maurice Teynac (René Perrault), Odile Versois (Hélène)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 74 min; B&W
- Aka: Quatre veuves
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