1965 film by Denys de La Patellière
| Le Tonnerre de Dieu |
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| Directed by | Denys de La Patellière
(as Denys de La Patelliere) |
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| Written by | Denys de La Patetllère
(as Denys de La Patelliere)
(adaptation)
Pascal Jardin
(adaptation)
Pascal Jardin
(dialogue) |
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| Screenplay by | Denys de La Patellère
(as Denys de La Patelliere)
Pascal Jardin |
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| Based on | Bernard Clavel (novel) |
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| Produced by | Raymond Danon |
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| Starring | Jean Gabin
Michèle Mercier |
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| Cinematography | Walter Wottitz |
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| Edited by | Claude Durand |
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| Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
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| Color process | Black and white |
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Production
companies | Les Films Copernic
Gloria-Film GmbH
Fida Cinematografica |
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| Distributed by | Comacico (France)
Fida Cinematografica (Italy)
Gloria Filmverleih (West Germany) |
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Release date |
- 8 September 1965 (1965-09-08)
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Running time | 91 minutes |
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| Countries | France
Italy
West Germany |
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| Language | French |
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| Box office | 3,593,724 admissions (France) |
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God's Thunder or Le Tonnerre de Dieu is a 1965 French-Italian-West German comedy-drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Mercier.
Plot
Upset by his wife's inability to bear him a child, Brassac picks up a prostitute, Simone, in Nantes, the local town, and takes her back home. Although disgusted with Brassac's behaviour, Simone enjoys life on his farm and contrives to heal the rift between Brassac and his wife.
Cast
Reception
It was the seventh most popular film of 1965 in France, after The Sucker, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Gendarme in New York, Mary Poppins and Fantomas Unleashed.
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