The Crab Basket (1960)
Le Panier à crabes
Charles is a student in Strasbourg. Abandoned by Liliane, his fiancée, who has inexplicably given up on marriage, he moves to Paris, where he decides to pursue a career in cinema. He founded a film club and became a journalist, then assistant to a famous director. Little by little, he came face to face with the various compromises inherent in this professional milieu. After writing a screenplay about his experiences, he enlists the help of Chantal, a young actress, to bring his film project to fruition.
- Date of release
- 1960-05-20
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Joseph Lisbona
Casting
- Pierre Michaël — Charles Dupré
- Anne Doat — Chantal
- Anne Tonietti — Chantal
- Michel Bardinet — Jacques
- Paul Frankeur — Clavier
- Henri Vilbert — Dorel
- Louis Seigner — Jordan
- Louis Arbessier — The professor
- Jacques Morel — The producer
- Denise Grey — The impresario
- Jean Parédès
- Maurice Sarfati — Henri
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