L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard

L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard
Directed byGéza von Radványi
Written byGéza von Radványi
René Barjavel
Produced byUnion générale cinématographique (France)
StarringMichel Simon
Louis de Funès
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Edited byRené Le Hénaff
Music byJean-Jacques Grunenwald
Distributed byA.G.D.C.
Release date
  • 4 January 1954 (1954-01-04) (France)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (English: The Strange Desire of Mr. Bard), is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Géza von Radványi, written by Géza von Radványi, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès.[1]

Plot

Auguste Bard is a bus driver who lives alone because women don't find him attractive. He suffers with a heart condition and eventually he is told by his doctor that he has only a short time left to live. He decides to take an early retirement. Then he wins a huge amount of money at a casino and can afford to pay the professional dancer Donata to keep him company.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "L'Étrange désir de Monsieur Bard". cinematheque.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-08.